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| '''Born:''' February 22,1883
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| '''Died:''' December 25, 1955
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| '''Married:''' [[Agnes DeLisle Munn|Agnes DeLisle]]
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| '''Children:''' Jim, Helen, Mrs. Leo Meldrim, Mrs. [[William J. Wallace|William Wallace]], Ruth, John, Bob
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| ''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', December 27, 1955
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| '''Matthew Munn Dies After Long Illness'''
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| Matthew M. Munn, who was never defeated in any election, died Christmas Day at the [[Gabriels]] Nursing Home. | |
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| Funeral services for the man who was known to all as "Matt" will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow in [[St. Bernard's Church]], Saranac Lake. Interment will take place in the Spring in [[St. Bernard's Cemetery]].
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| There will be an Elks service at 7:35 o'clock tonight at the [[Keough Memorial Chapel]] where the body is reposing. The Knights of Columbus will hold a Rosary service at 8:15 p.m.
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| Matt Munn was born on February 22,1883 in Stowe, Vt., but came to Saranac Lake in 1899 when he was 16 years old. For a few years he was employed at [[Sherrill's Grocery|Sherrill's Grocery Store]], which was located where [[Book Store|E. H. Gray's book store]] now stands.
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| In 1904 he and his brother, William, opened [[Munn Brothers' Grocery|Munn's Grocery Store]] in the building which now houses [[Adirondack Enterprise|The Enterprise]]. They were assisted in business by their brother, Albert.
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| In April 1907 Matt Munn and Agnes DeLisle were united in marriage by Father Waters, the first Catholic pastor in Saranac Lake. Mrs. Munn, who died in an automobile accident in 1941, was born in AuSable Forks, but like her husband, had lived here since childhood. The couple had six children, Jim, who is New York State correspondent of the Associated Press Special Washington Service; Helen, Mrs. Leo Meldrim, of Cortland; Alice, Mrs. William Wallace, of Saranac Lake; Ruth, who died in 1941; John, of Saranac Lake, and Bob, who is stationed at Harlingen Air Force Base, Texas.
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| Matt sold his interest in the grocery store just after prohibition in 1919 and later entered the jewelry business known as [[Munn Jewelery Store|Munn's Jewelry Store]]. He continued this operation until the mid 30's when he sold to the late [[William G. Scheefer, Jr.|William Scheefer]].
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| Shortly after that Matt became [[Harrietstown]] supervisor. During the following years he served as village trustee, village treasurer, supervisor and Harrietstown Town Clerk, a post he held at the time of his retirement in 1953. In addition to civic activities he had been an active member of the Knights of Columbus and was a Past Exalted Ruler of the Elks. As far as anyone can recall Matt was never defeated for any public office.
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| In addition to his children survivors include two sisters, Mrs. Sue Bordman, of Burlington, Vt., and Mrs Nell Bugbee, of Springfield, Vt.
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| The [[Harrietstown Town Hall]] will close from 9 to 10 a.m. tomorrow in respect to Matthew M. Munn.
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