Matthew Mitchell

Matthew Brian Mitchell, age 66, of Wayne, passed away on Wednesday, July 3, 2019.

Matthew was born in Brooklyn and grew up in Passaic until age eight when his family moved to Wayne. He remained a resident of Wayne for the last 59 years and always loved living in the town.

After graduating from Wayne Valley High School with the Class of 1970, Matt began his first job with American Cyanamid Corporation in Wayne. Matt was an extremely dedicated and hard worker who, over the course of the next 48 consecutive years, worked for various companies including Comcast Cable, the Target Store in Fairfield and part time for Pathmark Grocery Store in Fair Lawn and ShopRite Grocery Store in Lincoln Park.

Matt loved to travel and took several cruises and even a trip to China in his lifetime. Above all else, nothing got Matt more excited than rooting for his beloved New York Yankees. You could almost say that his blood was Yankee blue and he was such a great fan that he wouldn’t shave his beard because if he did, the Yankees might start losing games. For years and years, he had tickets to twenty games per season at Yankee Stadium and he traveled all over the United States to see them play away games in numerous opponent’s stadiums.

Matt leaves behind a legacy of love for his family, friends and coworkers. He was the dear brother of Richard Mitchell of Clifton, and Floyd and wife Patricia Mitchell of Wilmington, NC; awesome uncle of Melanie and husband Brandon Floyd and Adam and wife Bridget Mitchell; great-uncle of Taylor Floyd and Adelynn and Harrison Mitchell, and dear nephew of Lina Mitchell of Metuchen and Arlene Baratz of Boynton Beach, FL. Matt was predeceased by his parents: Morris Mitchell in 1980 and Irene Mitchell in 2007; and his sister Jan Ersfeld in 2016.