Matthew E. Thar, 46, of East Peoria, formerly of Washington, died at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010, at his home.
He was born Nov. 7, 1963, in Peoria to Richard and Sarah “Sally” Curtis Thar.
Surviving are his mother, Sally of East Peoria; four sisters, Becky (Mark) Pudik of Washington, Linda (Michael) Walwer of Springfield, Carol (Dan) Gano of Ballwin, Miss. and Adele (John) Zieser of West Des Moines, Iowa; two brothers, Richard Thar of Dallas, Texas, and Paul (Ileen) Thar of Austin, Texas; and many nieces and nephews.
Thar was a mortgage banker and had also owned and managed Mortgage Equity Trust, Inc. of Dallas. He last worked for United Recovery Systems of Tulsa, Okla., as a mortgage specialist.
Services were Monday at Mason-White Funeral Home. The Rev. Joseph Donton officiated. A memorial visitation was prior to the services. 
Private burial of ashes will occur later in the family plot at Glendale Cemetery in Washington.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society or the Cancer Care Center of Peoria.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.masonfuneralhomes.com.