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Matthew M. "Matty" Greer Matthew M. " Matty" Greer, 81, died
suddenly on Wednesday, April 23, 2003 at the
Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose, MA. Matty was the owner operator
of the former Greer Garage on Lebanon St. and
later on Broadway, Malden where he worked for 45 years. Matty was born in East Boston and educated in the Malden School
system. He was a graduate of the Class of 1941.
After high school he joined the US Army
in April of 1943.
After returning home from the
war, Matty worked for the Fore River Ship Yard in Weymouth as a
welder. He later opened the Greer
Garage on Lebanon St. Malden in 1947. After six years he changed the
name to Maplewood Motors and moved to Broadway in Malden.
His younger brother Ralph Greer came
into the business and the two worked together until Matty retired in 1992.
Matty was a lifetime member of the Malden Chapter #1910 of the Loyal
Order of the Moose. He
loved dancing to country & western music and
was an avid fan of
auto racing and was at times an owner of cars himself. He was the former
President of the West Peabody Speedway and was also an avid photographer . Matty
lived in Malden for the last 65
years. He is survived by his wife Marie C. (Plummer ) Greer,
his sons Charles M. Greer of N.
Reading, Matthew M. Greer II of
Saugus and his daughters Grace L. Costanza
of Lynnfield, Dawn M.
Zanazzo of
Malden, Laura L. Greer of
Randolph, his brother Alfred
Greer Jr. of Hooksett, NH, Alvaro Greer of
Framingham, George Greer of Wolfeboro, NH
Ralph Greer of Malden and his sisters Theresa Whooley-Locke and
Edith Smith both of Malden
and his fourteen grandchildren and
six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his father Alfred Greer, his
mother Edith (Costa) Greer and his sister Alfreda Heath. Visitation will be held at the Weir- MacCuish Golden Rule
Funeral Home,144 Salem St., Malden on
Friday from 4-8 PM. Contributions in Matty's memory may be made to the American Kidney Fund, 6110 Executive Blvd., Rockville, MD 20852. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, April 26, 2003 at 9:00 A.M. Rev. Richard T. Bakker of St. Joseph's Church will be the celebrant. Burial will be in the Forest Dale Cemetery in Malden.
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