Marty L. Mathieson

Marita “Marty” Mathieson, of Shelton died October 28, 2020 at Tiffany Square in Grand Island. Graveside services will be 11 AM November 7, 2020 at the Shelton Cemetery.



Marty was born on April 12, 1945 in Ord, NE to Philip and Minnie (Smolik) Wentek. She grew up in Elyria, NE and received her education at Ord High School.



She was united in marriage to Richard L Mathieson on October 29, 1936 in Smith Center, KS. After which the couple lived in Shelton, NE where Marty was mainly a stay at home mom, but she also worked at the K&K in Shelton for at least 10 years before retirement.



Marty loved cats, birds, and snakes all her life. She spent many years in the car driving to cat shows in Colorado. She had many trophies and ribbons from her cats. In Retirement, Richard and Marty went birding frequently and had many bird friends. Mom had various jobs, but her favorite was K&K convenience store in Shelton. It kept her busy and she could keep up on the gossip and meet new people.



She is survived by her daughters, Brenda (Terry) Gay of Grand Island, Andrea (Alan) Bitterman of Lincoln, Courtney (Ron) Follmer of Shelton; grandchildren: Sydney (Matthew) Crowell of Kearney, Dallas Gay of Colorado and Aranim Louis of Shelton.

She is preceded by her parents and husband Richard.