Thore Mathison News Today

This is the story of Delroy Peter “Pete” Mathison. He was loved, is missed and will always be cherished. His story begins on July 15, 1937, when he was the youngest child born to Emma (Erickson) and Thore Mathison in the Morris, MN hospital. His twin was born still. He received his sacrament of holy baptism at the Reque Lutheran Church in rural Alberta, MN. He attended grade school and high school in Alberta, MN. He was confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Alberta, MN. He graduated from ...

This is the story of Delroy Peter “Pete” Mathison. He was loved, is missed and will always be cherished. His story begins on July 15, 1937, when he was the youngest child born to Emma (Erickson) and Thore Mathison in the Morris, MN hospital. His twin was born still. He weighed just 4 lbs. and went home in a shoe box. He was baptized twice in the hospital by the nuns and then a priest because of his small size He received his sacrament of holy baptism at the Reque Lutheran Church in rural Alb...