02/05/2019 - Frances (Pourier) Matsamas

Frances Kay (Pourier) Matsamas, age 74, passed away on January 28, 2019 at the Chadron Community Hospital.

Frances was born August 30, 1944 to Calvin and Beulah (Cuny) Pourier in Hot Springs, South Dakota. On August 26, 1960 she married John Matsamas. John and Frances moved to Oelrichs in 1968. She worked at the nursing home in Chadron, then as a home health aide before beginning her career as a cook for 36 years, with her final retirement from the Oelrichs School in 2011.

Frances is survived by sons Calvin & Tracy, Joey, and Rick & Rhonda of Oelrichs; daughters Kelley & Dave of Oelrichs and Sherry & Gary of Hot Springs; 30 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; brother-in-law Tony & Pat of Utah; brothers Larry and Terry, Donny, and Doug of Rapid City, SD, Kenny and Ruth of Oerichs, SD; sister-in-law Rita of Spearfish, SD; brother-in-law Les White of Rapid City, SD; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her husband John; parents, sister AlMarie and brother Wayne; sister-in-law Irene.

No services will be held for Frances Matsamas.

Online condolences can be made at chamberlainchapel.com.

Chamberlain Chapel of Chadron is in charge of arrangements.