Atlantic News Telegraph, Vol81, No. 174, Tuesday, September 9, 1952, Front Page W.J. Matthews Dies Here This Morning William Jackson Matthews, 96, Atlantic retired farmer and resident of Cass county 63 years, died this morning at the Atlantic Memorial hospital, where he had been a patient since Sunday evening. He had been in in his usual health until last Saturday. Mr. Matthews, the son of Alfred B. and Dian Kelley Matthews, was born near August, Ill., Nov. 11, 1855 and grew to manhood in that community. He was married to Nettie Morgan Aug 21, 1879 at Carthage, Ill., and the couple lived near August and later at Hamilton, where he operated a general store. In 1889, they settled on a farm in Edna township, where they lived until retiring to his present home, 905 East Sixth street, in 1913. Mrs. Matthews died April 20, 1943. Mr. Matthews was a member of the Christian church. Surviving are a son, M. E. Matthews of Avoca; three daughters, Mrs. Erma Jorgensen of Stuart, Mrs. Winnie Jorgensen of Fontanelle, and Mrs. Leona Donahoe of Omaha; 25 grandchildren, 32 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews also reared a grandson, Glenn Holaday of West Des Moines, and two nephews, Harold and Herbert Morgan. He was preceded in death by two sons, Fern, who died last June 2, and Willie Matthews; a daughter, Mrs. Ethel Holaday, in 1907, and a nephew, Harold Morgan, in 1942. Funeral services will be held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Roland funeral home and interment will be in the Reno cemetery south of Cumberland. The remains will be at the funeral home until the service hour. --------------------------------------- Mrs. Matthews Dies Here Today Mrs. W.J. Matthews, 85, died at 2 o'clock this afternoon at her home, 905 East Sixth street, following a week's illness due to complications incident to old age. Her family was called to her bedside yesterday, three daughters, Mrs. Dan Jorgensen of Stuart, Mrs. Chris Jorgensen of Fontanelle and Mrs. Leone Donahoe of Chicago, and a grandson, Glen M. Holaday of des Moines, arriving Monday, while a granddaughter, Miss Marie Janet Donahoe, came from Chicago this morning. Surviving beside the three daughters ar the husband and two sons, Elza and Fern Matthews of Atlantic. No funeral arrangements have been made Atlantic News Telegraph, Vol. 72, No. 56, Tuesday, April 20, 1943, Front Page Funeral of Mrs. W.J. Matthews to Be Held Friday Funeral services for Mrs. Nettie M. Matthews, 85, wife of William J. Matthews who died yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock at the family home, 905 East Sixth Street will be held Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the Roland Peacock & Baxter Funeral home. The Rev. H. G. Darling of the Atlantic Church of Christ officiating. The Rev. A. Breeding of the Lewis Methodist church will assist and interment will be in the Edna township cemetery near Reno. The body will at the family home until the hour of the service and the casket will be opened at the cemetery. Mrs. Matthews had been in ill health for several years and bedfast about a week, death resulting from complications incident to old age. She was born Jan 19, 1878 [should be 1858] in Garden grove, Ia., the daughter of Uriah and Harriet Morgan and was married to William J. Matthews in Carthage, Ill., Aug 21, 1879, residing there until moving to Edna Township near Massena in 1889. The couple lived there until moving in 1913 to Atlantic which has been their home since. She was a member of the Atlantic Church of Christ. Surviving besides the husband are five children, M.E. and Fern of Atlantic, Mrs. Erma Jorgensen of Stuart, Mrs. Winnie Jorgensen of Fontanelle and Mrs. Leone Donahoe of Chicago; a brother John Morgan of Atlantic; 20 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two children, Mrs. Ethel Holaday and Willie Matthews and a nephew, Harold E. Morgan. Besides her own family, Mrs. Matthews reared two nephews, Harold E and Herbert Morgan and grandson, Glenn M. Holaday. Atlantic News Telegraph 4-21-43 --------------------------------------- Lorraine Scherdin Matthews Lorraine Matthews, a resident of 300 Elm Street, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002 at the Atlantic Nursing and Rehab Center at the age of 91 years, two months and nine days. Funeral services were held at the Roland Funeral Home on Friday, Dec. (part of clipping missing). The Reverend Don Seeger of the First United Presbyterian Church in Atlantic officiated. Musical selections included: "One Day at a Time," and "In the Garden." The organist was Maxine Lyons. Interment will be in the Atlantic Cemetery. Pall bearers were Steve Matthews, Troy Matthews, Payton Byers, Eric Matthews, Cody Byers and Todd Matthews. Honorary bearer was Koy Matthews. Marge Scherdin and Lois Schmitt were in charge of flowers. The daughter of Clarence and Amelia Jacobsen Scherdin, Lorraine was born on October 15, 1911, in Atlantic where she grew up and graduated from Atlantic High School in 1931. She was united in marriage to Donald Matthews on July 18, 1935 in Rockport, Mo. The couple resided in Atlantic where Lorraine was a homemaker. She was a member of the First United Presbyterian Church. Lorraine was also a member of the V.F.W. Royal Neighbors, the American Legion Post No. 43, and she always enjoyed making crafts. Surviving is a son, Don Matthews and his wife Penny, of Beatrice, Nev., and a daughter, Shirley Matthews of Atlantic; three grandchildren, Steven Matthews and his wife Darla of Omaha, Nev., Jan Byers and her husband Payton of Grinnell, and Todd Matthews and his wife Amy of Omaha, Bev., eight great grandchildren, Alexis, Eric Samantha, Troy, Cody, Kasey, Kylie and Koy; and a sister-in-law, Marge Scherdin of Atlantic. Atlantic New Telegraph Sat Dec 28, 2002 Donald "Bus" Matthews Donald "Bus" Matthews 84, of Atlantic, passed away Sunday at the Cass County Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be held Wednesday July 26 at 10:30 a.m. at the Roland Funeral Home with the Rev. Chuck Smith of Atlantic officiating. Interment will be in the Atlantic Cemetery. A visitation is set for Tuesday evening from 7 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. The son of Martin E. and Etha Lou Misner Matthews, he was born October 31, 1910 in Atlantic and attended rural Atlantic school. He lived his early years in Atlantic, lived a few years in Leon in the 1920s and returned to Atlantic for the remainder of his life. His marriage to Lorraine Scherdin took place on July 18, 1935 in Rockport, Missouri. Donald was employed at the Saures and Dahlberg Meat Market for 8 years before he became a fire truck driver for 25 years for the fire department in Atlantic, retiring from there in 1976. He attended the Presbyterian Church; was a life member of the B.P.O. Elks lodge 445; a member of V. F. W. Post 3415; and a member of the Firemen’s Association. During World War II he served in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by the parents; a sister, Mellie; a brother in infancy; and numerous aunts and uncles. Surviving are his wife, Lorraine Matthews of Atlantic, a daughter, Shirley; a son Donald Matthews and wife, Patty of Beatrice, Nebraska; 3 grandchildren, Steve and wife Darla of Omaha; Jana Byers and husband Payton of Grinnell; and Todd and wife Amy of Waterloo; 8 great grandchildren, Lexie, Cody, and Kylie Byers; Eric, Sami and Troy Matthews, and Kasey and Koy Matthew; and aunt Leone Donahoe of Shreveport, Louisiana; nieces and nephews; a sister-in-law Marjorie Scherdin and a brother-in-law Gail Odem of Atlantic Atlantic News Telegraph Monday July 24, 1995 Young Woman Dies Early Today After Lingering Illness Mettie [should be Mellie] Mildred Matthews, 25, an invalid with tuberculosis for the last ten years, died this morning at 2:30 at her home, 203 Maple Street. She was born May 17, 1906 near Cumberland and attended schools there and in Atlantic She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Matthews, who with one brother, Donald her paternal grandparents and her maternal grandfather survive. The grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Matthews, 905 East Sixth Street and the maternal grandfather is Emery Misner, Sixth and Spruce street. Funeral services will be held Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the Young funeral home, Fifth and Poplar Streets. The Rev. William Mack of the First Presbyterian church will officiate and burial will be in the Atlantic cemetery. Atlantic News Telegraph June 13, 1931 p3 Martin (Elzie) Matthews Dies This Morning Martin (Elzie) Matthews 90, resident of the Atlantic Care Center, died at 4:50 this morning at the Cass County memorial Hospital where he had been a patient one day. The son of William Jackson and Nettie Morgan Matthews, he was born Nov. 15, 1882 in Cass County. He lived most of his life in the Atlantic vicinity. Mr. Matthews was married to Etha Lou Misner Sept., 20, 1905 at her parent’s home. She died in 1965. Surviving are a son, Donald (Bus) Matthews of Atlantic; two grandchildren, three great grandchildren; three sisters Mrs. Chris (Winnie) Jorgensen of Fontanelle, Mrs. Irma Jorgensen of Stuart and Mrs. G. E. (Leona) Donahue of Shreveport, La.; and several nieces and nephews, including Glen Holaday who was reared by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W.J. Matthews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, a son and a sister and brother. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Roland Funeral Home with Rev. Dean Williams of the First United Presbyterian Church officiating. Interment will be in the Atlantic Cemetery. Atlantic News Telegraph Wed, July 11, 1973 Rites Held for Harry Holaday, 53, at Massena Massena, Ia., July 21 --- (Special) --- Funeral services for Harry Holaday, 53, former barber here, who died Tuesday at his home in Red Oak, were held at 2 o’clock this afternoon at the Red Oak Church of Christ. Burial was at Massena Center cemetery near here. Short rites were conducted at the grave by the Red Oak Masonic lodge. Complications from which had been suffering for several weeks caused his death. Mr. Holaday, a son of Almyra and Samuel Holaday was born in Massena Township, Cass County, Jan. 11, 1881. He was married to Miss Ethel Matthews November 6, 1906. One son, Glen Holaday of Des Moines, survives of this union. Mrs. Holaday died Aug. 7, 1907. In December 1909 Mr. Holaday was married to Miss Clara Johnson. And two sons, Howard of California and Harold of Minnesota survive. Mr. Holaday also leaves four brothers, Roy and Thad Holaday of Massena, Charles of Greenfield and Jesse of Atlantic and one sister, Mrs. Blanche Fullman of Massena. Two sisters, Mrs. Myra Edwards and Mrs. Gertie McCurdy and one brother George Holaday preceded him in death. With the exception of a year spent in Colorado and nine years spent at Frontier, Neb., Mr. Holaday had lived at Massena and Red Oak all his life. He moved from here to Red Oak several years ago. Atlantic News Telegraph Sat, July 21, 1934 Mrs. Harry Holiday of Massena died Wednesday of last week after an illness of several years caused by tuberculosis. The funeral was held from the Christian church last Saturday and interment took place in the Reno cemetery. Farmers Messenger, Atlantic, IA 8-15-1907 Christian Jorgensen Christian Krosberg Jorgensen son of Peter and Sophia Jorgensen, was born at Alborg, Denmark December 27, 1891 and passed away August 31, 1977 at the age of 85 years 8 months and 4 days. Chris was baptized and raised in the Danish Lutheran faith. He came to the United States at the age of 15, first going to Whiting, South Dakota where he worked for a farmer. He later went to Brainerd, Minnesota where he worked in a lumber camp. In 1911 he came to Cass County, Iowa and started farming near Massena. On July 4, 1912 he was married to Winnie E. Matthews. To this union were born ten children, eight of whom survive. They continued to farm in Cass County until 1972 when ill health of his wife forced them to quit and move into Fontanelle. He enjoyed frequent visits form his children and grandchildren and he loved to go driving around his farms. It was on one of these drivers that he suffered a fatal heart attack. Left to mourn his loss are his eight children: Neal and wife Phyllis; Helen and husband Robert Hendersen; Harold Theodore (Ted) and wife Shirley; Agnes and husband Joe Zimmerline; Gerald and wife Lois; Wilma Jameson; Edna Mae and husband Calvin Finck; Merle and wife Pat. There are 24 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. He is also survived by two sister-in-laws, Mrs. Erma Jorgensen of Casey and Mrs. Leone Donahue of Shreveport, Louisiana -- many nieces and nephews and host of friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Winnie, a son Wayne at age 2, in Aug 1921 and a daughter Roberta, age 6, in December 1921, two sons in law Fred Bakerink and Keith Jameson. Also one brother Dan of Stuart, Iowa, two sisters, Mrs. Kristina Swansen of Winnipeg Canada, Marie Jensen, Alborg, Denmark. Services were held Saturday, Sept. 2, at 2 pm at the Ewing Funeral Home in Fontanelle with Rev. Alfred Clark officiating. "Our Mamma and Daddy - They walked life’s road together. They shared its tears and joys. Their home was very richly bless with children, five girls and five boys. Their years together, nearly 62, saw many changing ways. But they didn’t age as others did. They lived and loved those may days until illness came and she was called to enter her heavenly home. He called out "Mamma don’t leave me here on earth -- I can’t bear to live here all alone." The years passed but still even though we gave to him or love, it seemed he yearned to be with her and each day he grew closer to the place above, so God came forth an took him -- no longer is he all alone. Our hearts cry out for both are gone. The house is there, but it is no longer home. Now they walk again together on roads all paved with gold in God’s house they’ll live forever, and will never grow old. Taken from a clipping that did not give the name of the paper, probably the Fontanelle Observer Winnie Matthews Jorgensen Winnie Matthews Jorgensen, daughter of the late William Jackson and Nettie Morgan Matthews, was born December 5, 1891 in Cass County, Iowa and passed away October 18, 1973 in the Cass County Memorial Hospital, Atlantic, Iowa at the age of 81 years, 10 months and 13 days. Winnie attended public schools and grew to young womanhood in the Cass County area. She was united in marriage to Chris Jorgensen on July 4, 1912 in Corning, Iowa and to this union were born ten children: 5 sons, Neal, Gerald, Ted, Merle, and Wayne; 5 daughters, Roberta, Helen, Agnes, Wilma and Edna Mae. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Roberta; one son Wayne, and 3 brothers and one sister. She is survived by her husband Chris; 4 sons, Neal of Lisbon, North Dakota; Gerald of Abercrombie, North Dakota; Ted of Bridgewater, Iowa; and Merle of Chula Vista, California. 4 daughters, Mrs. Robert (Helen) Hendersen of Mediapolis, Iowa; Mrs. Joe (Agnes) Zimmerline of Adair, Iowa; Mrs. Keith (Wilma) Jameson of Fontanelle, Iowa; and Mrs. Calvin (Edna Mae) Finck of Indianola, Iowa; 24 grandchildren; 16 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Mrs. Erma Jorgensen of Stuart, Iowa and Mrs. Leona Donohue of Shreveport, Louisiana, as well as a number of nieces and nephews. Winnie will be missed by her family, relatives and a host of friends. Services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:00 at the Ewing Funeral Home, with Rev. R. V. Vanderhoef officiating. Music was provided by Ruth Means and Muriel Purdy, vocalists, accompanied by Cynthia Campbell, organist. Pall bearers included Kirk Finck, Fred Bakerink, Kevin Zimmerline, Dale Jameson, Tom Jorgensen, and Steven Jorgensen. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Lentz and Mr. and Mrs. Don Shannon were in charge of the flowers. Interment was in the Reno Cemetary in Cass County. Taken from a clipping that did not give the name of the paper, probably either from the Atlantic News Telegraph or the Fontanelle Observer. --------------- Marine dies after hitting head on floor in Adair bar fight ADAIR, Iowa Adair police says a U-S Marine soldier died in a bar fight after he fell and hit his head on a concrete floor. Private First Class Brian Zimmerline, of Adair, was pronounced dead at a Des Moines hospital on Friday morning. The 23-year-old Zimmerline was a 2001 graduate of Adair-Casey high school. He was stationed at Fort Des Moines. Adair police have charged 23-year-old Beau Reha with involuntary manslaughter. Reha is being held in the Adair County jail. Copyright 2005 Associated Press Found on the www at http://www.marine-corps-news.com/2005/11/marine_dies_after_hitting_head.htm