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The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., December 9, 1937, page 1

MRS. ADOLPH MATTA DIES AT HOSPITAL

Funeral services for Mrs. Adolph Matta, 80-year-old Centerville resident, who died at the State Hospital in Medical Lake, Sunday evening, will be held from the Finnish church in Centerville at 2:00 p.m., Thursday.
Mrs. Matta, who was a native of Finland, is survived by her husband, Adolph; two sons, Herman and William; and a daughter, Mrs. J.E. Wilson, all of Centerville. Burial will be in the Centerville cemetery.

The Goldendale Sentinel, Goldendale, WA., December 16, 1937, page 7

OBITUARY

Mrs. Kette Matta was born in Kuusama, Finland, Feb. 2, 1858 and passed away at the State Hospital at Medical Lake, Wash., Dec. 6, 1937 at the age of 79 years, 10 months and 4 days. She was married to Adolph Matta in Finland in 1886 to which union were born in five children.
She came to Centerville, Washington in 1896 where she lived on their ranch until 1916 when her health failed and she was taken to the State Hospital.
She leaves to mourn her passing, her husband, Adolph Matta, two sons, Herman and William, and two daughters, Mrs. Albert Wilson, all of Centerville, and Mrs. Floyd Hetrick of Custer, Washington; three grandchildren and several relatives in Finland. Funeral services were held in Centerville Thursday afternoon with burial following in the Centerville cemetery.