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| Steve is pictured here at the June 2017 Warren County Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics presenting a plaque to Shoprite for their support. |
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| Stephen Matuszek, age 56, of Great Meadows, NJ, passed away after an illness on September 3, 2018. Steve, a retired police officer, was also an Ex-Chief for Mountain Lake Fire Co, Capt for the Warren County HAZMAT Team, and a member of Independence First Aid Squad. |
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Independence Twp., NJ - On Monday, September 3rd, the Mountain Lake Fire Co., the Independence First Aid Squad, and the emergency service community of Warren County lost an outstanding person.
Stephen Joseph Matuszek of Great Meadows, NJ, age 56, passed away peacefully after battling an illness.
Hundreds of First Responders attended the visitation that was held at Mountain Lake Fire House in Liberty Township on the evening of September 7th. The Mass of Christian burial was held at Saints Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in Great Meadows, NJ on September 8th. Stephen was buried at the Pequest Union Cemetery located in Great Meadows.
Steve's obituary reads that he was raised in East Newark, NJ. He attended Queen of Peace High School and later received a degree in history at St. Peter's College and a master's degree in education from Seton Hall University.
He began his career in law enforcement in 1984 as a patrolman for the East Newark Police Department. Later he worked as a detective for the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. After moving to Great Meadows in 1994, Steve became a detective with the Warren County Prosecutor's Office, eventually retiring from law enforcement.
Steve’s public service wasn’t just in law enforcement; he also served as the Deputy Director of the Warren County Fire Academy, and as an instructor at Warren County Community College and Warren County Technical School. He was an ex-Chief for Mountain Lake Fire Company, a Captain for the Warren County HAZMAT Team, and a member of Independence First Aid Squad.
He was also deeply involved in the New Jersey Law Enforcement Torch Run and Special Olympics New Jersey, actively coordinating the runs through Warren and Hunterdon Counties.
He belonged to the Police Benevolence Association of NJ, the Italian-American Police Society, NJ International Association of Arson Investigators, the Sons of the American Legion, and the Knights of Columbus (Harrison, Great Meadows and Hackettstown), where he had served as Past Grand Knight, District Deputy, and a member of the Fourth Degree Color Corps.
Surviving him are his wife, Lori, and their two children, Katherine and Joseph; brother, Walter Matuszek; and sisters, Barbara Marchitto and Joan Southard.
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