Katharyn Ann Mattson passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024. She was born Jan. 28, 1937, in Manchester, Iowa, to Earl Hiram New and Ester Eunice Hamlin New. They moved to Moscow, in 1947, when her dad started a position teaching at the University of Idaho.
Kathy married Virgil Tim Mattson on June 16, 1957, in Moscow. They welcomed two daughters and a son into their family. They moved to Weiser in 1960. She loved knitting, tatting, ribbon embroidery, sewing, oil painting and other types of crafts and handwork, and skiing. She started teaching at Weiser High School after earning her degree from Boise State University in 1974.
Kathy was preceded in death by her husband Virgil Tim Mattson, her older brother James Hiram New, her parents Earl and Ester New, and her son-in-law Michael John Newman.
Beloved family members still alive are daughters: Dianna Lynn Newman and Suzanne Elizabeth (Christian) Zabriskie; son: Daniel Theodore (Cynthia) Mattson; grandchildren: Andrew J. Newman, Anthony M. Newman, Robert T. Mattson, Randee (William) McCollum, Timothy J. (Shenia) Mattson, Tiffany M. (Anthony) Mayes, Thaddeus J. (Courtney) Zabriskie, and Alicia A. (Daniel) Hasenoehrl. She has 11 great-grandchildren, with number 12 due early February.
Memorials can be made to: University of Idaho Mattson Family Scholarship Endowment fund, code DE681; University of Idaho Foundation, 875 Perimeter Drive, MS 3143, Moscow, ID 83844-3143; or giving.uidaho.edu/forms/donate, search for “Mattson” and select the “Endowment fund.”
A memorial service is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, March 29, at the First United Methodist Church, 322 E. Third St., Moscow.
