Mattie R. Link

Mattie was born in St. Louis, Missouri on April 12, 1929. Mattie met her husband, Warren, when

both were students in the engineering department at Washington University, St. Louis. Mattie

and Warren married in 1949 and moved to California in order for Warren to begin his career in

engineering. Mattie and Warren lived in Orange and raised a daughter and son. Mattie returned

to school in the ’70s and attended Orange Coast College receiving an AA degree and Cal State

Fullerton where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre Arts with an emphasis in Radio/

Television/Film. Mattie had many interests including music (piano, guitar, voice), sewing, baking,

reading, and writing. Mattie sang in choirs, performed in local theater, wrote news copy for a radio

station, and wrote and performed a one-woman play. Mattie was predeceased by Warren, her

parents, Joseph Redmond and Mary Escontrias, and brothers, Joseph and Thomas. Surviving

are children Paula (Max) Sidler and Matthew (Eve) Link as well as grandchildren Stefanie (Will)

Banks and great-grandson, Oliver, Nathaniel (Bethany) Sidler and great-grandchildren Brayden,

Conner and Sutton, Andrew (Courtney) Sidler, and great-grandsons Jack and James, Collin

Sidler, Landon Sidler (Cindy) and great-grandson, Henry, Perry Sidler, and Eden Link; sister,

Suzette and numerous nieces and nephews including Kimberly and grandniece, Mattie. Visitation

will be on Wednesday, March 2, at 9 AM at Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, with a graveside

service following at Fairhaven at 10:00 AM. www.fairhavenmemorial.com