Mathison, Norman 1942 - 2009

MATHISON, FRENG, KOSKOVICH

Posted By: Doris Hoffman, Volunteer (email)
Date: 12/9/2010 at 18:07:58

Norman Mathison

Date of Death
Saturday, May 23, 2009

rural Sioux City, Iowa

Norman Mathison, 66, of rural Sioux City, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 23, 2009 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.

Celebration of Life will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at Carlsen Funeral Home – Schroeder Chapel in Akron. Pastor Steve Jewett of New Horizons United Church of Christ in Akron will officiate. Cremation has taken place. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 p.m. until service on Wednesday at the funeral home.

Norman Robert Mathison was born September 30, 1942 in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Albert and Inez (Freng) Mathison. He attended school in Sioux City and graduated from East High School in 1961. Following graduation, he moved to Texas and worked for a manufacturing company. A year later, he moved back to Sioux City, where he worked for several businesses before going to work for the Soil Conservation Service in 1963.

Norm was united in marriage to Genice Koskovich on January 17, 1964 in Sioux City, Iowa. Norm continued working for the Soil Conservation Service as a Civil Engineering Technician, helping build earthen dams throughout the state of Iowa. On September 1, 2001, Norm retired from the Conservation. He then worked for Mathers Construction in Correctionville, Iowa in quality control. He retired again in 2008.

Norm was a member of New Horizons United Church of Christ in Akron. Norm’s passion in life was his Civil War Era cannons and rifles. He enjoyed building cannons and participating in competitions throughout the Midwest. Through his passion in artillery he joined the New Ulm, MN Artillery, Wisconsin 8th Artillery, and the 2nd Iowa Light Artillery Battery. He also enjoyed flying aircraft of all kinds. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.

Survivors include his wife of over 45 years, Genice of rural Sioux City, Iowa; 2 children: Tim Mathison and his wife Lisa of Jefferson, SD, and Amy Graves and her husband Bruce of Sioux Falls, SD; 2 grandchildren: Lea and Travis Mathison; a great granddaughter: Ellieana Mathison; and a brother: Ron Mathison and his wife Linda of Sioux City, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Source: Carlsen Funeral Home
Akron, Iowa