Zeke moved to Vancouver from Beaverton Oregon in 1993 and he owned Zeke’s Tavern on Washington St., between 8th and 9th from 1988 until 2000. It was a family business with both of his daughters working for him. Zeke sponsored a men’s and women’s pool team, an annual deep sea fishing trip, Tacos every Sunday and a fun and friendly atmosphere for all.
When Zeke was a young man he was a commercial fisherman out of Bellingham, WA with his brother Tony. He was a tire salesman for heavy and logging equipment for many years. He worked in Indonesia and Alaska on oil pipelines in the 1970’s.
Zeke played golf whenever he could. He belonged to the Moose Lodge and played golf on one of their teams. He won a “Hole in One” trophy on 5/1/99. He also earned a Club Champion trophy during his golfing days with the Moose Lodge.
In retirement Zeke loved having his family around him and entertaining friends and family, especially with a bar-b-q. His most famous words were “sit down, relax”.
Zeke is survived by his wife Linda of 41 years, Daughter Anna Goodwin of Washougal, Daughter Deanne Oury of Vancouver and sister Vesna Pesich of San Pedro, CA, 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He is preceeded in death by his brother Tony, Son Michael Matulich, and Son Daniel Richardson.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Vancouver Funeral Chapel at 110 E. 12th Street, Vancouver, WA on Feb.25, 2019 at 11:00 a.m.
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