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Daniel Matula
DANIEL J. MATULA
Anamosa
Daniel J. Matula, 67, died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017, at Anamosa Care Center following a battle with melanoma.
Private family services will be held at a later date. Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa, is caring for Daniel and his family.
Surviving are a daughter, Abbey (Doug) Faust, Anamosa; four granddaughters, Jade, Justine, Jenna and Emma; and other extended family members.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and one brother.
He was married to Karla Gorman of Cedar Rapids (Abbey's mother) from 1976 until 1982.
Daniel Joseph Matula was born Jan. 31, 1950, in Dubuque, Iowa, the son of Edward and Bonnie (Wilson) Matula. He received his education in the Le Grand and Marshalltown schools and graduated in 1968. Daniel then started his 40-plus-year career with Hy-Vee Grocery Stores. He worked first in Marshalltown, then transferred to the Cedar Rapids Hy-Vee on Mount Vernon Road, and then spent the last 20 plus years at
Hy-Vee in Macomb, Ill. He retired in October 2016. Dan was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan.
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