Peter Michael "Pete" Mattimore

Peter (Pete) Michael Mattimore, 85, died peacefully February 27 at Bentley Care Center after an extended illness. He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Kathryn (Kass) Mattimore, and four children: sons Jerry Mattimore, Newark, Ohio; Tom (Robin) Mattimore,Tiburon, California; and Peter (Gretchen) Mattimore, Westlake, Ohio; and daughter Kathy (Ron) Malone, Worthington, Ohio. He also leaves behind 10 grandchildren; Meghann (Jeremy) Moore, Matt Malone, Thomas Mattimore, Billy Mattimore, Tess Mattimore, Kate Mattimore, Annie Mattimore, Michael Mattimore, Grace Mattimore and Patrick Mattimore. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Megan Mattimore; his parents, Thomas and Eleanor Mattimore; sister, Mary Ann Brill; and brother, Thomas Mattimore. Pete will be remembered by his family and friends for his great faith, unshakable integrity, fierce loyalty, wry wit and complete devotion to his beloved Kass. Peter was born July 4, 1932, in Brooklyn, New York. His family moved to Philadelphia, and he was graduated in 1951 from St. Thomas More High School there, where he excelled in football and track, earning a place in the Penn Relays at Franklin Field. After high school, Pete enlisted in the U.S. Air Force, and served from 1952 to 1956. On December 28, 1957, he married Kathryn Dorothy Davis. He worked at TV Guide while completing his bachelor’s degree at St. Joseph’s University. Pete and Kass moved the family to Worthington, Ohio, in 1967, when he took a position with Xerox. In 1973, they moved to Marion, Ohio, when Pete joined Fulfillment Corporation as sales manager, a position he held until his retirement in 1994. For a number of years, Pete and Kass divided their time between Marion and Bonita Springs, eventually settling full-time at Highland Woods. They have lived for the last seven years at Bentley Village, where Pete was an active resident of the community, serving on the Resident Council and as chair of the Men’s Golf Association. He enjoyed playing golf and pool with his friends, and volunteering in the woodshop, where he joined in charitable work. Pete was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 625 111th Ave N, Naples, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 3. Friends will be received at the church from 9:30-10 a.m. Interment will immediately follow the Mass in the Memory Garden at St. John. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to St. John’s Hurricane Relief Fund. Arrangements are being handled by Shikany's Bonita Funeral Home.

Peter Michael "Pete" Mattimore

July 4, 1932 - February 27, 2018