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