Phyllis Mattena

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Phyllis Mattena

December 14, 1934 ~ January 23, 2022

Phyllis Mattena passed away peacefully at home January 23, 2022 due to complications from cancer. Phyllis was born December 14, 1934, in Salt Lake City to Lloyd and Margaret Butcher.

Phyllis married George T. Mattena in February 1954, and in 1969 they started M-One Specialties. In the early years of the business, Phyllis ran the company during the day while George worked at Lawson Plumbing to make ends meet.

George was a devoted Catholic and Phyllis eventually converted from the LDS faith to Catholicism when she was baptized in 1999 at Saint Marguerite Parish in Tooele. When Phyllis and George moved back to Salt Lake City, they attended Saint Patrick Parish, where Phyllis loved volunteering in the parish office once a week and supporting her church in a variety of ways.

Not many people knew this, but Phyllis was a professional women’s wrestler and competed in the “Dirt Palace” at the Utah State Fairgrounds during the 1950s. Phyllis also loved to go fishing, doing water aerobics, and spending time with her friends doing different crafts, playing games and going thrift store shopping. Phyllis also loved music, especially that of Merle Haggard, Jethro Tull and anything by The Beatles.

Phyllis is survived by her three sons, Lou (Amy), Joe (Sylvia) and Mark “The Dog” (Kelly); nine grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

A funeral Mass was celebrated February 14 at Saint Patrick Catholic Church.

In lieu of flowers, Phyllis requested that donations be made to Saint Patrick Parish.