Mathew T. "Matt" Horn

Mathew T. Horn, 41, of Ephrata, Wa. passed away Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008. He was born on Nov. 3, 1966 in Ellensburg, Wa. to Pete and Elva Horn, and was the eldest of three children. Matt graduated from Ephrata High School with the Class of 1985. In 1986 Matt met the love of his life, Mona D. Webster and they recently celebrated their 22nd anniversary in April of this year. The first of their two children was born in 1989, Jacob D. ³Jake² who was the absolute pride and joy of Matt¹s life, and in 1994 Josephine E. ³Josie² was born, the apple of her daddy¹s eye. Matt was extremely proud of his children and their accomplishments Jake when he won the Washington State 2A wrestling championship and received a scholarship to wrestle at St. Cloud State College in Minnesota, and Josie for continuously achieving a 4.0 GPA and her future plans to enter the medical profession. He started his own business in 1988, ³Matt Horn Professional Window Cleaning Services.² He spent innumerable hours driving all over Grant County building his clientele from just a few customers to way too many to count. It truly became a family business when Jake and Josie started spending their summers working with him. Matt also enjoyed venturing out in the night to help Jake with his pigeon business. Matt and Mona, along with their close friends, Brad and JoAnn Rushton, purchased a cabin and 25 acres in 1993 by Republic, Wa. This was the beginning of his dream that someday he and Mona would retire on this pristine piece of land. Along with his family and friends, Matt spent countless weekends at the cabin riding the mountain trails on the quads, and literally putting his blood and sweat into working on the cabin, and at the end of the day gathering around the campfire just spending good, quality time together. Matt is survived by his wife Mona, his son Jake and daughter Josie; his parents, Pete and Elva; his brother Jason and wife Erika; his sister Brandy and husband Ben; grandmother June Hunt-zinger; grandparents Lloyd and Mary Huss; in-laws Karin and Don Webster; sister-in-law Petra and husband Dan Resendez; sister-in-law Nancy and husband Mike Schubeck; Brad and JoAnn Rushton; aunt and uncle Bette and Don Heyer; uncle and aunt Jim and Karen Huntzinger; several nieces, nephews, other family members and numerous friends so close they were considered family. He was preceded in death by his grandparents George and Ida Horn; grandfather Irvin Hunt-zinger; and brother-in-law David Crowe. Matt was truly a family man and friend who will be greatly missed by all who had the privilege to know and love him. We were truly blessed to have this too-short of time with Matt. A memorial account for the family has been set-up at GRANCO Federal Credit Union, 217 Alder St. SW, Ephrata. For more information please contact Sue Fronsman at 754-5233. A memorial service will be held Saturday, Oct. 25, at the Moses Lake Assembly of God Church, 431 E. Brown St., at 1 p.m. A celebration of his life will follow at the Block 40 Grange Hall, 9704 Rd. 12 NE in Moses Lake, with a potluck. Please bring a side dish, salad or dessert, and beverages.

Mathew T. "Matt" Horn

November 3, 1966 - October 18, 2008