Arvid
Matero, 77
Thief
River Falls - Arvid E. Matero, 77, died on
Wednesday, September 25, 2002 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held on 
Monday,
September 30 at First Lutheran Church in Middle
River with Rev. John Wollenzien officiating. Lois
Peterson was the organist and Van Swanson was the
soloist. Selections included "On Eagles' Wings."
Casketbearers were Benjamin Beito, Robert Dostal,
Dan Freeman Jr., Tom Omdahl, Marc Schenkey, and
Michael Schenkey. Honorary casketbearers were all
those who attended the service.
Arvid
Edwin Matero was born on March 12, 1925, the son of
Jacob and Ida (Hiltunen) Matero in Spruce Valley
Township near Middle River. He was baptized and
confirmed in the Finnish Lutheran faith. He
attended school and grew up there. He also attended
the Northwest School of Agriculture in
Crookston.
On
May 26, 1951, Arvid was united in marriage to Alice
Johnson in Thief River Falls. The couple has since
made their home in Middle River where Arvid was
employed at the former Peterson Bidick Co., then at
the Midland Co-Op Oil Association for several
years. He later managed the Middle River Municipal
Liquor Store and the couple also owned and operated
the drive-in restaurant in Middle River for five
years. From 1966 until retirement, he farmed on a
small scale and enjoyed traveling, bowling, fishing
and especially his family.
Survivors
include his wife, Alice; two daughters, Deborah
(John) Zak of St. Hilaire and Eileen (Randy)
Johnson of Mission, Texas; two grandchildren; one
brother, Art of Middle River; one sister, Grace of
Middle River; a sister-in-law, Virginia Matero of
Colorado; and many nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
Arvid
was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers,
Raymond and Elmer; and three sisters, Gertrude,
Elvira and an infant sister.
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