Gary was born to Vernon and Naomi (Jansen) Mathiesen. His early school years were at Spiker School in rural Washington County. He was graduated from Blair High School in 1964. He attended Universal Trade School in Omaha to study electricity.
He was a member of Nebraska Air National Guard from 1965-1971. He was married to Jo Elaine Eix in 1968 and shared 51 years together.
Gary served on Washington County Extension Board and was on the Board of Grace United Methodist Church of Kennard and served on the Building Committee for the new church built in Kennard.
Gary was a lifetime farmer in the Herman area. In 1994, he and his brother Roger, purchased a local grain elevator and established Mathiesen Grain Company.
Gary was a loyal friend and loved meeting and making new friends wherever he traveled. He never took the same road to any given destination, always looking for an alternate route and a new adventure. His greatest joy was sharing time with his family.
Gary loved making unique art pieces out of junk metal and shared this skill with his family.
Preceded by:
Parents: Vernon and Naomi
Survived by:
Wife: Jo
Son: Matt (Rebecca) Mathiesen, Jake and Luke
Daughter: Missy (Kevin) Wiemer
Grandsons: Colton, Jake, Luke and Wyatt
Brother: Roger (Judy) Mathiesen
Numerous nieces and nephews
Omaha World Herald
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home
Oct 2019
He was a member of Nebraska Air National Guard from 1965-1971. He was married to Jo Elaine Eix in 1968 and shared 51 years together.
Gary served on Washington County Extension Board and was on the Board of Grace United Methodist Church of Kennard and served on the Building Committee for the new church built in Kennard.
Gary was a lifetime farmer in the Herman area. In 1994, he and his brother Roger, purchased a local grain elevator and established Mathiesen Grain Company.
Gary was a loyal friend and loved meeting and making new friends wherever he traveled. He never took the same road to any given destination, always looking for an alternate route and a new adventure. His greatest joy was sharing time with his family.
Gary loved making unique art pieces out of junk metal and shared this skill with his family.
Preceded by:
Parents: Vernon and Naomi
Survived by:
Wife: Jo
Son: Matt (Rebecca) Mathiesen, Jake and Luke
Daughter: Missy (Kevin) Wiemer
Grandsons: Colton, Jake, Luke and Wyatt
Brother: Roger (Judy) Mathiesen
Numerous nieces and nephews
Omaha World Herald
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home
Oct 2019
Gary was born to Vernon and Naomi (Jansen) Mathiesen. His early school years were at Spiker School in rural Washington County. He was graduated from Blair High School in 1964. He attended Universal Trade School in Omaha to study electricity.
He was a member of Nebraska Air National Guard from 1965-1971. He was married to Jo Elaine Eix in 1968 and shared 51 years together.
Gary served on Washington County Extension Board and was on the Board of Grace United Methodist Church of Kennard and served on the Building Committee for the new church built in Kennard.
Gary was a lifetime farmer in the Herman area. In 1994, he and his brother Roger, purchased a local grain elevator and established Mathiesen Grain Company.
Gary was a loyal friend and loved meeting and making new friends wherever he traveled. He never took the same road to any given destination, always looking for an alternate route and a new adventure. His greatest joy was sharing time with his family.
Gary loved making unique art pieces out of junk metal and shared this skill with his family.
Preceded by:
Parents: Vernon and Naomi
Survived by:
Wife: Jo
Son: Matt (Rebecca) Mathiesen, Jake and Luke
Daughter: Missy (Kevin) Wiemer
Grandsons: Colton, Jake, Luke and Wyatt
Brother: Roger (Judy) Mathiesen
Numerous nieces and nephews
Omaha World Herald
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home
Oct 2019
He was a member of Nebraska Air National Guard from 1965-1971. He was married to Jo Elaine Eix in 1968 and shared 51 years together.
Gary served on Washington County Extension Board and was on the Board of Grace United Methodist Church of Kennard and served on the Building Committee for the new church built in Kennard.
Gary was a lifetime farmer in the Herman area. In 1994, he and his brother Roger, purchased a local grain elevator and established Mathiesen Grain Company.
Gary was a loyal friend and loved meeting and making new friends wherever he traveled. He never took the same road to any given destination, always looking for an alternate route and a new adventure. His greatest joy was sharing time with his family.
Gary loved making unique art pieces out of junk metal and shared this skill with his family.
Preceded by:
Parents: Vernon and Naomi
Survived by:
Wife: Jo
Son: Matt (Rebecca) Mathiesen, Jake and Luke
Daughter: Missy (Kevin) Wiemer
Grandsons: Colton, Jake, Luke and Wyatt
Brother: Roger (Judy) Mathiesen
Numerous nieces and nephews
Omaha World Herald
Campbell-Aman Funeral Home
Oct 2019
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