Mr. Matts, 83, of South River, died May 22, 2012, in Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick. Prior to his retirement in 1991, he was employed as a plumber for Du Pont Inc., Parlin section of Sayreville, where he worked for 25 years. He was predeceased by two brothers, William and Charles Matts, and by a sister, Blanche Petrie. Surviving are his wife, Cecelia Kolakowski Matts; three daughters, Diane Heilman, and her husband, Donald, of East Brunswick, Dawn Buckalew, and her husband, Scott, of Manteo, N.C., and Donna Murphy, and her husband, Thomas, of East Brunswick; two sisters, Florence Swiderski of Sayreville and Grace Pickering of Florida; and eight grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Brunswick Memorial Home, East Brunswick. Interment was in Washington Monumental Cemetery, South River. Memorial contributions may be made to the South River Fire Department, 28 George St., South River, NJ 08882.