Matthew W. Spears, age 57, of Hermitage, PA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 6, 2019 with his family by his side. Born October 30, 1961 in Keokuk, Iowa, he is the son of James D. and Evelyn (Johnson) Spears of Hermitage PA.
He married the former Susan Cisceol and she survives in Mercer; Pa. Matt has a son Austin and a daughter Ashley to a previous marriage.
Matt graduated from Hickory High School and Mercer Votech. He went on to graduate from the Blairsville Automotive School in Blairsville, Pa. He worked as an auto mechanic for numerous places in the Shenango Valley for several years.
Matt liked to fish and fix things. He was known to be able to fix anything that was broken. He was a former member of Covenant Presbyterian Church.
In addition to his wife and parents, Matt is survived by a daughter Ashley Spears of Sharpsville, PA, and a son Austin Spears of Masury, OH, and two brothers Todd J. (Nancy) Spears of Grove City, PA, and Scott W. Spears of Hermitage, Pa.
Visitation will be held on Friday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Harold W. Stevenson Funeral Home LLC, 264 E. State Street, Sharon, Pa. A funeral service will be held from Covenant Presbyterian Church on Saturday at 11:00 am with the Rev. Rick Stauffer officiating. Burial will be in America's Cemetery.