Barbara Rae (Shoop) NUTZ MATHESON

MATHESON, SHOOP, HOWARD, NUTZ, DONOVAN, GARDNER, REICHERTS

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/11/2010 at 00:18:16

The Garner Leader & Signal - Iowa
April 20, 2005

Barbara Rae Matheson, age 66, formerly of Arapahoe, Nebraska, died on Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at the Beaver City Manor, Beaver City, Nebraska. Funeral services were held on Saturday, April 9, at the Christian Church of Christ of Arapahoe, with the Rev. Don Sailer officiating. Burial was in the Arapahoe Cemetery. The Wenburg Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.

Barbara Matheson, was born on December 8, 1938, at the Furleigh farm at Clear Lake to Sibert and Rose (Howard) Shoop. She attended school at Clear Lake and Klemme. She was married to Rudy J. Nutz in 1956. They farmed in various areas in Iowa and Minnesota for a number of years. They divorced in 1974. Barbara moved to Denver, Colorado. She married Clarence Matheson in July of 1977 in Denver. They separated in 1994, She was employed as an office manager for the Good Shepherd Pick-up Service. She moved to Arapahoe, Nebraska and lived in this area until her health forced her into the Beaver City Assisted Living and Manor.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Tommy Shoop; and three grandchildren.
Survivors include three sons, Tom Nutz of Denver, Colorado, Tim and wife, Jean Nutz of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Ted and wife, Deborah Nutz of Beaufort, South Carolina; two daughters, Christina and husband, Terry Donovan of Omaha, Nebraska and Penny and husband, Danny Gardner of Arapahoe. Also surviving are a brother, Doug and wife, Della Shoop of Paulden, Arizona; and sister, Blanche and husband, Elmer Reicherts of Swaledale; 13 grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.