Born in Omaha in 1921, Frank attended Cathedral Grade School, graduated from Creighton Prep in 1939, enrolled in Georgetown University and enlisted in the U.S. Army following Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Frank married his college sweetheart, Helen Spencer, in 1944. Following the war, they settled in Omaha, where Frank earned his law degree from Creighton Law School in 1948. Frank was a practicing attorney in Omaha for 40 years and continued to be active in pro-bono legal matters throughout his retirement.
Preceded by:
Wife of 67 years: Helen Spencer Matthews
Son: Francis Patrick Matthews, III
Parents: Claire (Hughes) and Francis P. Matthews, Sr
Sisters: Mary Claire Dwyer, Kathleen Irvine, Patricia Belvin, Marian Howard, and Marguerite Schneider
Survived by:
Children: Anne (Arnold) Weitz, Mary Michaela (Jeffrey) Colquhoun, Joan (Robert) Miller, John (Karen) Matthews, Thomas (Madeleine) Matthews, Eileen Hansen (Jay Graham), and Molly (Fernando) Multedo.
20 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren
Many nieces, nephews, extended family, and dear friends
John A. Gentleman Mortuary
April 2019
Frank married his college sweetheart, Helen Spencer, in 1944. Following the war, they settled in Omaha, where Frank earned his law degree from Creighton Law School in 1948. Frank was a practicing attorney in Omaha for 40 years and continued to be active in pro-bono legal matters throughout his retirement.
Preceded by:
Wife of 67 years: Helen Spencer Matthews
Son: Francis Patrick Matthews, III
Parents: Claire (Hughes) and Francis P. Matthews, Sr
Sisters: Mary Claire Dwyer, Kathleen Irvine, Patricia Belvin, Marian Howard, and Marguerite Schneider
Survived by:
Children: Anne (Arnold) Weitz, Mary Michaela (Jeffrey) Colquhoun, Joan (Robert) Miller, John (Karen) Matthews, Thomas (Madeleine) Matthews, Eileen Hansen (Jay Graham), and Molly (Fernando) Multedo.
20 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren
Many nieces, nephews, extended family, and dear friends
John A. Gentleman Mortuary
April 2019
Born in Omaha in 1921, Frank attended Cathedral Grade School, graduated from Creighton Prep in 1939, enrolled in Georgetown University and enlisted in the U.S. Army following Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Frank married his college sweetheart, Helen Spencer, in 1944. Following the war, they settled in Omaha, where Frank earned his law degree from Creighton Law School in 1948. Frank was a practicing attorney in Omaha for 40 years and continued to be active in pro-bono legal matters throughout his retirement.
Preceded by:
Wife of 67 years: Helen Spencer Matthews
Son: Francis Patrick Matthews, III
Parents: Claire (Hughes) and Francis P. Matthews, Sr
Sisters: Mary Claire Dwyer, Kathleen Irvine, Patricia Belvin, Marian Howard, and Marguerite Schneider
Survived by:
Children: Anne (Arnold) Weitz, Mary Michaela (Jeffrey) Colquhoun, Joan (Robert) Miller, John (Karen) Matthews, Thomas (Madeleine) Matthews, Eileen Hansen (Jay Graham), and Molly (Fernando) Multedo.
20 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren
Many nieces, nephews, extended family, and dear friends
John A. Gentleman Mortuary
April 2019
Frank married his college sweetheart, Helen Spencer, in 1944. Following the war, they settled in Omaha, where Frank earned his law degree from Creighton Law School in 1948. Frank was a practicing attorney in Omaha for 40 years and continued to be active in pro-bono legal matters throughout his retirement.
Preceded by:
Wife of 67 years: Helen Spencer Matthews
Son: Francis Patrick Matthews, III
Parents: Claire (Hughes) and Francis P. Matthews, Sr
Sisters: Mary Claire Dwyer, Kathleen Irvine, Patricia Belvin, Marian Howard, and Marguerite Schneider
Survived by:
Children: Anne (Arnold) Weitz, Mary Michaela (Jeffrey) Colquhoun, Joan (Robert) Miller, John (Karen) Matthews, Thomas (Madeleine) Matthews, Eileen Hansen (Jay Graham), and Molly (Fernando) Multedo.
20 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren
Many nieces, nephews, extended family, and dear friends
John A. Gentleman Mortuary
April 2019
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