{"id":6722,"date":"2023-03-20T16:45:31","date_gmt":"2023-03-20T20:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/?p=6722"},"modified":"2023-03-20T19:47:24","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T23:47:24","slug":"stanley-matthews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/?p=6722","title":{"rendered":"Stanley Matthews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/31DC17A7-8349-4F3B-B5F9-222168F61FCD.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pizzifuneralhome.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/31DC17A7-8349-4F3B-B5F9-222168F61FCD.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6723\" width=\"302\" height=\"461\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Stanley Matthews, 92, of Harrington Park, passed away at home surrounded by the love of his family on Sunday, March 19, 2023. Beloved husband of Niki (nee Papadimitriou). Cherished father of Sam and his wife Anastasia, Katherine DeGruccio and husband Charles and Allison Orecchio and husband Thomas. Proud grandfather of\u00a0Matthew, Anthony, Niko,\u00a0Athena,\u00a0Stella, Niki,\u00a0Steele,\u00a0Alex and\u00a0Phoebe. Loving brother of\u00a0Petros\u00a0andwife Maria, Stavros\u00a0and wife Joanne,\u00a0Potula\u00a0Georgoutsos, Evangelia\u00a0Traintafilakos\u00a0and the late\u00a0Efstratios, Elias and Spyros. Dear brother-in-law of\u00a0Vasiliki,\u00a0Angeliki, Kiki\u00a0and the late\u00a0Panos\u00a0and Kyriakos. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and other loving relatives and friends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stanley was a&nbsp;Greek immigrant from Sparta, Greece who epitomized the American Dream. He was a&nbsp;restaurateur&nbsp;whoowned&nbsp;and operated&nbsp;Matthews Diner and&nbsp;restaurants in Bergen County.&nbsp;He was a member of the Pan Gregorian Restaurant Cooperative and a parishioner of St. John the Theologian G.O. Church in Tenafly. He&nbsp;founded the Greek Children\u2019s Fund&nbsp;in 1983 and was a proud recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor&nbsp;and&nbsp;recognized for his&nbsp;many&nbsp;philanthropic and civic works. Above all, he was a devoted husband, father and grandfather and will be dearly missed by all who knew him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Visiting hours are Wednesday, March 22, 2023 from 4-8 PM at Pizzi Funeral Home, 120 Paris Ave, Northvale. A Funeral Service will be held Thursday, March 23, 2023 at 10 AM at St. John the Theologian G.O Church, Tenafly with interment to follow at&nbsp;Brookside Cemetery, Englewood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In lieu of flowers, donations to the Greek Children\u2019s Fund, PO Box 541500, Flushing, NY 11354 or St. John the Theologian, 353 E. Clinton Ave, Tenafly, NJ 07670 would be greatly appreciated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>www.pizzifuneralhome.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stanley Matthews, 92, of Harrington Park, passed away at home surrounded by the love of his family on Sunday, March 19, 2023. Beloved husband of Niki (nee Papadimitriou). Cherished father of Sam and his wife Anastasia, Katherine DeGruccio and husband Charles and Allison Orecchio and husband Thomas. Proud grandfather of\u00a0Matthew, Anthony, Niko,\u00a0Athena,\u00a0Stella, Niki,\u00a0Steele,\u00a0Alex and\u00a0Phoebe. 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