MANTON — Two children died Monday morning when the open-air buggy they were riding in collided with a passenger vehicle on East 16 Road in Cedar Creek Township.
MANTON — Two children died Monday morning when the open-air buggy they were riding in collided with a passenger vehicle on East 16 Road in Cedar Creek Township.
Lyle Matteson, Lifelong resident of the Manton area, passed away at home with family by his side on Thursday, March 11, 2021. He was 79.
He was born Raymond Lyle Matteson on December 16, 1941, in Greenwood Township to parents Lute and Hazel (Wood) Mattison. Lyle attended Greenwood County School and became a graduate of Manton Consolidated High School. On December 23, 1961 he entered into marriage with the former Lois Sparks, and celebrated over 59 years together.
Lyle worked at Wedin Corporation in Cadillac before owning Matteson Manufacturing with his wife, and was president and co-owners of the Big Foot Company also in Cadillac. He was a past member of the Manufacturing Association of Cadillac, the Manton Rotary Club, former trustee to the Manton School Board, past president for the Manton School Board of Education and member of Silver Creek Grange. Currently, Lyle served on various committees for the Manton United Methodist Church, the Buckley Old Engine Show, and the Emerald Va