Arizona Obituary Archive

Search      Post Obituary


Jaqueline Ruth (Anderson) Matson

Posted 2021-11-07 by mhenderson
Published by Today's News Herald on Nov. 7, 2021 -
Lake Havasu City, Arizona -

Jaqueline Ruth Matson passed away on September 25th 2021. Jackie was
born August 13th 1932 in Seattle, Washington to Robert and Lucille
Anderson.

A precocious girl, she packed her bags and ran away when her sister
Noreen was born on the same day 3 years later. She attended Ballard
High School and soon after married her husband, Douglas Matson. They
were married 59 years when he died in 2012. The couple had two
daughters, Carleen & Denise and raised them in the suburbs of Seattle.

Jackie was active in politics from the age of 16 when she campaigned for
Thomas E. Dewey for President. In addition to many years serving as a
Precinct Committee Officer, Jackie also served as the Snohomish County
Chair for the Washington Federation of Republican Women. In her many
roles in the Republican Party, Jackie was honored to have met many
American Presidents. She was smart as a whip and could routinely nail
all the Jeopardy questions and was unbeatable in Scrabble.

Doug and Jackie spent their retirement's years in Lake Havasu, Arizona
where they had many friends. A private service for family will be held
at a later date.




Note: These obituaries are transcribed as published and are submitted by volunteers who have no connection to the families. They do not write the obituaries and have no further information other than what is posted within the obituaries. We do not do personal research. For this you would have to find a volunteer who does this or hire a professional researcher.

Questions About This Project?