Nancy Mateer

Nancy Jane Mateer, beloved daughter of Ruby Maxine (Moore) and Floyd Vorrath and George Daryl Davis, was born on December 19, 1942, in San Francisco, California. She peacefully passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Westview Care Center, at the age of 81.

Nancy earned her GED and completed a year of computer programming after dedicating over 25 years of her career as a supervisor at Furnas Electric.

On June 19, 1960, she married Roy Earl Mateer, and together they celebrated a loving union that blessed them with four wonderful children.

Nancy had a passion for music, enjoyed game shows, liked playing computer games, and loved spending cherished time with her family playing dice games Zilch and Yahtzee . Her hobbies included gardening and hunting for treasures at garage sales.

She was preceded in death by her husband Roy Earl Mateer; her parents, Ruby and Floyd Vorrath and George Daryl Davis; her grandson Zachary Scott German; and her sister Mary Alice Blair.

Nancy is survived by her sons Doug (Lori) Mateer of Ankeny and Mark (Hope) Mateer of Osceola; daughters Shelli Cowling and Kris (Matt) Timmons, both of Osceola; sisters Helen Smith of Murray and Sue Howard of Fredericksburg, IA; brothers Jim (Barb) Davis of Waterloo and Steve (Rhonda) Davis of Creston; along with grandchildren Ryan German, Kylie German, Morgan Ice, Dustin Cowling, Adam Cowling, Nate Mateer, Cole Mateer, Brandon Mateer, Cort West, Hanna Carson, Amber Carson, 23 great-grandchildren, and many other cherished relatives and friends.

A celebration of Nancy’s life will be held at Kale Funeral Home in Osceola on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor Danny McNeal officiating. The family will welcome friends during a visitation on Monday, October 28, 2024, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Interment will follow the service at Maple Hill Cemetery.

For those unable to attend, a live stream of the service will be available on Nancy’s tribute wall at www.kalefuneralhome.com starting at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.kalefuneralhome.com.