Mathys, Donald Richard (1936 – 2019)

MATHYS, BLUM, WRIGHT, ROSE, CROUCH, KOSTAL, PEDERSEN, HANSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 5/29/2019 at 16:28:36

Name of deceased: Donald Richard Mathys

Aged: 82 yrs, 5 mo, 15 days

Residence: Soldier, Monona County, IA

Born: Dec. 6, 1936; Dow City, Crawford County, IA

Died: May 21, 2019; Soldier, Monona County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, June 1, 2019; Soldier Lutheran Church, Soldier, IA

Survived by: Wife, Barbara Mathys of Soldier, IA; sisters, Norma Jean Rose of Deloit, IA and Patricia Crouch; brother, Larry Mathys (spouse, Lonya) of Denison, IA; sisters-in-law, Marilynn (spouse, Frank) Kostal of Bella Vista, AR, Nancy Wright of Omaha, NE and Martha Wright of Dunlap, IA; aunts, Marie Blum of Earling, IA and Nancy Blum of Coon Rapids, MN; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Oren Lamont and Devota Marie (nee Blum) Mathys; son, Mark (deceased Dec. 22, 1980); sister-in-law, Norma Wright Pedersen Hansen; brothers-in-law, Jim Rose, Alan Wright, Darrell Wright, Richard Wright, Robert Wright, David Pedersen and Stan Hansen

Education: Attended school in the Dow City, IA and Kiron, IA area

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: no information provided

Marriages: (1) Barbara Joan Wright; July 6, 1957; Denison, Crawford County, IA (2) Barbara (last name, date and location not provided)

Employment: While in school, Don worked for Leinen Produce in Dow City, IA. After he was married and they moved to Soldier, IA from Omaha, NE, he began working for Pedersen Bros. Service Station. He later went to work for the Monona County bridge crew, and then began working heavy equipment. He changed employers again and went to work for the Soldier Telephone Company and then doing electrical work for others.

Hobbies/Interests: fishing; gardening, which he shared and then began selling the excess.

Sources: everhere.com; foutsfuneralhome.com