Andrew Paul Matel

Andrew Paul Matel, age 64, of Hastings, Michigan, passed away on September 30, 2021.  Andrew was born on August 19, 1957, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the son of Jerome and Mary Ann (Jozwiak) Matel.

Andrew was a 1975 graduate of Hastings High School and worked as a factory laborer.  Andrew enjoyed raising chickens and collecting and playing guitars.

Andrew was preceded in death by his parents, Jerome Matel and Mary Ann Coolidge, twin brother Kenneth Matel, brothers Phillip Matel, Jeffrey Coolidge, Michael Coolidge, grandparents Lottie and Joe Jozwiak, and great-niece Brigid Valentine Coolidge.

He is survived by his stepfather William Coolidge, brother Steven Matel, and sister Sharon (James) Giffen, cousins Scott and Myrandia Coolidge, Pam and Al Jarvis, all of Hastings, and Barry and Lori Coolidge of Oxford, Maine, and many nieces and nephews.

A Celebration of Life Gathering will take place on Saturday, October 16, 2021, from Noon to 2:00 PM at Girrbach Funeral Home, 328 S Broadway; Hastings, MI 49058, interment to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.  In Lieu of Flowers, Memorial Contributions can be made in Andrews Memory to St. Jude's Research Hospital, https://www.stjude.org/donate/ or 501 St. Jude Place; Memphis, TN 38105.  Arrangements by Girrbach Funeral Home.  To leave an online condolence, visit www.girrbachfuneralhome.net .