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 MATTERA, Alfred P., MD On August 3, 2010, age 85, of Haddon Heights. Beloved husband of 57 years to Joanna (nee Gabriele). Devoted father of Chris Mattera, Lisa  Crawford, Tricia Gardner, and Paul Mattera, youngest. Also at the time of dealth, survived by 13 grandchildren. Alfred served in WWII in the Army Air Corps. He graduated in 1949 from Temple University Pharmacy School. He was a member of Kappa Psi fraternity. A 1963 graduate of Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, interned in Cherry Hill Hospital, and was Board Certified in Family Practice. Dr. Mattera served on the Medical Executive Board of Kennedy Memorial Hospital and the Intern Selection Committee. In 1980, Dr. Mattera was the president of the medical staff of Kennedy Memorial Hospital. And retired after 40 years of family practice in Stratford.