Clifton
Mattson, 74
Thief
River Falls - Clifton Mattson, 74, died
Saturday, October 18, 2003 at Northwest Medical
Center in Thief River Falls. 
Funeral
services were held Tuesday, October 21, at Redeemer
Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls,with Reverend
Mark Helgeland officiating. Interment was at
Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls, MN.
Casket
bearers were Tony Kozojed, Ken Froscheiser, Keith
Pearson, Ed Braaten, Jim Haugen and Dale Dillon.
Honorary casket bearers were Minnesota State
Troopers and School District Bus
Drivers.
Clifton
John Mattson was born June 24, 1929 in Clearwater
County, to Ivar and Agnes (Olson) Mattson. He
attended elementary school in rural Shevlin and
high school in Bagley. Clif served in the military
during the Korean War, where he became a tank
sergeant.
After
being discharged from the military, he entered the
Minnesota State Patrol Training Academy. His first
assignment was in 1954, at Grand Marais. Clif
married Esther Hanson on March 13, 1955, at Sion
Lutheran Church, Lancaster. He was transferred to
Thief River Falls in the fall of 1955. Clif retired
on September 15, 1989 after 35 years of service on
the State Patrol. His last 17 years with the State
Patrol were spent as the District Safety Education
Officer. He then began driving a bus for School
District #564 and continued to do so until shortly
before his death.
He
was a Past Master of the Masonic Lodge, member of
the VFW, life member of the American Legion,
Retired Minnesota State Patrol Troopers
Association, Retired Peace Officers Association and
Minnesota School Employee's Association. He enjoyed
working on cars and doing carpentry work. He
restored a '37 Ford Coupe and his retirement
project was the building of a Mercedes Benz kit
car.
Clifton
is survived by his wife, Esther; his son and
daughter-in-law, Robert and Michele of Blaine; his
daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Tom Paltzer of
Rochester and two granddaughters; his sister,
Leilla Mattson of Bemidji and many cousins and
friends.
He
was preceded in death by his parents.
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