Matthiessen, Rev. Donald (1929 - 2017)
MATTHIESSEN, MORRISON, MARTENS, OLOFF, MORTENSON
Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 2/21/2017 at 17:00:40
Name of deceased: Rev. Donald Matthiessen
Aged: 87 yrs, 9 mo, 10 days
Residence: Sterling, IL
Born: April 24, 1929; Persia, IA
Died: Feb. 3, 2017; Regency Care, Sterling, IL
Funeral services: Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017, McDonald Funeral Home, Rock Falls, IL; graveside service held Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, Elk Horn Lutheran Church Cemetery, Elk Horn, IA
Survived by: Wife of 41 years, Rosemary of Sterling, IL; children, George Matthiessen of Osan Air Force Base, Osan, South Korea, Robert Matthiessen of Dixon, IL, and Amy (spouse, James) Morrison of Tarzana, CA; granddaughter, Alice Morrison of Tarzana, CA
Predeceased by: Parents, P. W. and Lillie (nee Martens) Matthiessen; sister, Maxine; brother-in-law, William Oloff
Education: graduate of Persia (IA) High School, Dana College at Blair, NE, and Concordia Theological Seminary in Springfield, IL; ordained as a minister in July 1975.
Religious affiliation: ordained Lutheran minister
Military service: U. S. Marine Corps; honorably discharged in 1952
Marriage: Rosemary Mortensen; July 26, 1975; Persia, IA
Employment: Served the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod as a layman, Bible Study leader, and minister, including serving churches in Winner, Clearfield, and Hamill, SD, Gresham, NE, and Our Saviors Lutheran in Sterling, IA; was a farmer for many years prior to his ordination.
Hobbies/Interests: no information provided
Sources: harlanonline.com; mcdonaldfuneralhomes.tributes.com
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