IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Rebecca
Matthias
December 31, 1969 – August 15, 2024
Obituary
Rebecca passed away peacefully on August 15
th
, 2024. She was born on August 7, 1978. She had just turned 46 years old.
She is survived by her mother, Julie Wojahn; brother, Timothy (Annette) Oestreich; and uncle, Tom Wojahn.
Rebecca attended Franklin, Perry Tipler and Oshkosh West. In high school, Rebecca enjoyed being around her friends. She liked riding around in Lisa's car, going to prom and stopping at Perkins for coffee. She went to college at Ohio State and was a proud Buckeye fan. She graduated in March of 2002.
After graduation, she came back to Oshkosh and started working at U.S. Bank. She married Mike Matthias in March of 2002. A few years later, they divorced.
In 2003, she got a job at OSCI. To further her education, she worked during the day and traveled to Milwaukee at night to get her master's degree in psychology.
In 2011, she was diagnosed with Mesothelioma. With treatments, she was unable to work and left OSCI in 2012.
During 2009, she was saved and baptized at Wyldewood Baptist Church. For a while she was active in the Assurance Women's Church. Rebecca had many friends at Wyldewood.
Around 2021, Rebecca volunteered at the Paine Art Center. She became a docent . She made many friends and helped with whatever needed to be done.
Rebecca's mom helped her all the time, from traveling from Chicago to meet with doctors to changing bandages, to helping drain her lung. She also did a lot of personal care.
Rebecca would like to thank all her the doctors, especially Dr. Dar, Dr. Ammon, Dr. Geck and Dr. Duwell and the nurses and doctors at Aurora Hospice for being kind and helpful during her final days.
Rebecca's funeral will be on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Wyldewood Baptist Church , 3030 Witzel Ave, Oshkosh, WI. There will be visitation from 9:00am to 11:00am. Service starts at 11:00am sharp. Rebecca will be laid to rest at Lake View Memorial Park on September 3, 2024.
She is survived by her mother, Julie Wojahn; brother, Timothy (Annette) Oestreich; and uncle, Tom Wojahn.
Rebecca attended Franklin, Perry Tipler and Oshkosh West. In high school, Rebecca enjoyed being around her friends. She liked riding around in Lisa's car, going to prom and stopping at Perkins for coffee. She went to college at Ohio State and was a proud Buckeye fan. She graduated in March of 2002.
After graduation, she came back to Oshkosh and started working at U.S. Bank. She married Mike Matthias in March of 2002. A few years later, they divorced.
In 2003, she got a job at OSCI. To further her education, she worked during the day and traveled to Milwaukee at night to get her master's degree in psychology.
In 2011, she was diagnosed with Mesothelioma. With treatments, she was unable to work and left OSCI in 2012.
During 2009, she was saved and baptized at Wyldewood Baptist Church. For a while she was active in the Assurance Women's Church. Rebecca had many friends at Wyldewood.
Around 2021, Rebecca volunteered at the Paine Art Center. She became a docent . She made many friends and helped with whatever needed to be done.
Rebecca's mom helped her all the time, from traveling from Chicago to meet with doctors to changing bandages, to helping drain her lung. She also did a lot of personal care.
Rebecca would like to thank all her the doctors, especially Dr. Dar, Dr. Ammon, Dr. Geck and Dr. Duwell and the nurses and doctors at Aurora Hospice for being kind and helpful during her final days.
Rebecca's funeral will be on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Wyldewood Baptist Church , 3030 Witzel Ave, Oshkosh, WI. There will be visitation from 9:00am to 11:00am. Service starts at 11:00am sharp. Rebecca will be laid to rest at Lake View Memorial Park on September 3, 2024.
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