Matthew Mundy
Kane |
Matthew Lee Mundy, 52, died at 12:05 p.m., Monday, February 17, 2025, at Alton Memorial Hospital surrounded by love, after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer in November.
He was born in Carrollton, Illinois on June 1, 1972, and was the son of Gary Lee and Karen Ann (Karrick) Mundy.
He grew up in Kane and graduated in 1990 from Jersey Community High School in Jerseyville.
A free spirit by nature, Matt found himself in various parts of the country, before landing in Portland, Oregon, where he was employed as a driver with Trimet Transit. He called Portland home for many years before recently moving back to Kane in 2023.
Matt was a sports fanatic, enjoying all sports, but baseball was probably his favorite. He was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, and recently began following the St. Louis Blues. He was gifted with intelligence, and was a computer wiz, but his most endearing qualities were that of his genuine and caring soul, along with his uncanny sense of humor.
He is survived by his parents, Karen and John Cobetto of Dow, and Gary Mundy of Kane; two brothers and a sister in-law, Jason Hetzel of Kane, and Ethan and Brittlyn Hetzel of Eureka, Missouri; two sisters and brothers in-law, Shannon and Andy Thomas of Jerseyville and Shaniece and Patrick Harrington of Godfrey; along with numerous aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Justin Mundy on June 11, 1995.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Crawford Funeral Home in Jerseyville, where funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
He will be laid to rest alongside his brother Justin at the Kane Cemetery.
Memorials may be given to his family to assist in placing a monument at his gravesite in care of the funeral home.
Memories may be shared at www.crawfordfunerals.com.
Crawford Funeral Home
