Phyllis Matthews
Phyllis Komrosky Matthews, passed December 14th, 2021
Born to Ed and Amelia Komrosky in Columbia, South Dakota on February 21, 1930. She was raised on the Great-great Grandfathers original homestead South of Sanborn, North Dakota. She attended a single room schoolhouse a quarter mile from her home and was always excited to go with her parents once a week into Valley City for ne- cessities.
Always a hard worker, she and her lifelong friend, Donna Lovell Walters had jobs in cookie factories, local cafes, and the North Dakota State Hospital.
They even took the train, at the age of 16, to St. Paul, Minnesota, where they cooked and waitressed. After that, they hitchhiked to and from Portland, Oregon for the fun of it.
In 1949, while working at the Mac’s Café in Jamestown, she kept getting a dime tip from a guy named Steve. This is also where her best friend Donna met Jim Walters. The four of them took off to South Dakota and had a double ceremony wedding…. and our family was created.
Jamestown was our family’s home from 1949 until 1973. Although she only had an eigth-grade education, she went on to be the head cook at the Jamestown College and in 1976, create Roby’s
Family Restaurant. Her little hamburger stand was the family’s pride and joy for almost 40 years as it changed hands from theirs to our little sister Jan’s.
Phyliss is survived by sons Bob, Gary, Dave, and Tim, and daughter Jan. 20 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, her brothers Jim and Dave. She is proceeded in death by her husband Steve, her parents,
her brothers Wayne, Darrell, Eugene, and
sister Halcie, twin infant brothers, infant son Paul, and stepson Lester.
Visitation will be at the Lerud-Mathias Funeral Home, in Valley City, Sunday from 5 to 7, with the funeral Monday morning at 10 am, also at the funeral home. We will have lunch at the Valley City Country Club after the burial in Sanborn, North Dakota.