Testimonials

Here are some examples of how we've made a difference... 

You made the whole funeral a pleasant experience. Thanks so much! Kauls Family.

To Mattson Funeral Home- The family of Sheila Lundberg would like to Thank you for everything. The guidance- comfort and the process of finalize our mother's death was made less fearful with your help. Hope all have a blessed Holiday Season- Tammy Liljedahl, Joe & Chad Peterson.

Mattson Funeral Home, Thank you, for your professional services, and your after care attention. With Much Appreciation, Connie Fisher.

To the Mattson Funeral Home Staff, Your professional, compassionate service and guidance is one of outstanding performance. Paul you never forgot one detail. The funeral service was how I visioned it. Everything was "Perfect." Thank you, for making a most difficult situation a little easier. The family of Todd Fisher- Connie Fisher.

Mattsons- Paul and All, We wish to thank you for all of your kindness in the passing of our father. We so appreciated the way everything was handled, with such care. We couldn't have been more pleased. With Loving Thanks, the family of Orris "Porky" Morkert.

To All of You- Susan, Kelly and all the ones we did work with-you knew every thing we had to do and took care of it, which made it very easy for us. I thank you very much- our mom looked beautiful. Bea and Joyce.

To Everyone at Mattsons, I just wanted to let you all know how much we appreciated all you did for my mom and for our whole family. Thank you so much for treating us and my father's memory with such kindness. I don't know what we would have done without you. You made a very painful process a little easier, and we are so grateful to all of you for it. Thank you again, Jen Gayski~ Bill Turenne Family.

Dear Susan, Paul and Crew! Thank you so much for being a star supporter of our upcoming night to unite event. Everyone at Mattsons has always been so supportive to Birchwood and you have no idea how much it is appreciated! Our continual teamwork is looked forward to by everyone in our campus. Thank you for your many years of support in everything! The Birchwood Team.

Susan, Your funeral home handled my brother and his service with the upmost of gentle care; from the way he looked, right on down to the placemats for the tables and the great surprise to the container he would be placed in. ALL was with the love of God above guiding your hands. I could not believe how nice his service turned out on a shoe string budget. We were truly pleased to have you watching over us. May God reward you for your kindness. The family of Richard Schmitz

I want to thank all of you for all the help and kindness shown to both me and my family during this time; it is much appreciated and felt. Love to you all! Myra & family.

Paul, Thank you so much for all of the work you and your team did on behalf of our family. We were very impressed and appreciative on how you handled the entire process! Our deepest thanks, Brian, Becky, Mark and Christina.

Susan, Paul & Others, 

Thank you so much for all you have done for us. You have made a painful time and process as painless as it could be. Your customer service is above pretty much everything i have experienced in my life. I would be glad to count you as friends at this point. As you said, I hope to never have to do business with you again anytime in the near future :) Thank you for allowing/helping us laugh a little during this process. Thank you from the bottom of my heart, Trisha Jensen & Family.

Dear Mr. Hutchison & Everyone at Mattson's, 

Thank you for the thoughtful and generous gift to our residents of the DVD "A Glimpse of the Past." I've shown it a couple of times now and my residents point out people they remember, sing along with the music, and a couple have teared up recognizing scenes from their past. Viewing has sparked great discussions and touched many hearts! We will watch is over and over!!! Thank you for always thinking of us! Sincerely, Gina Porter

Dear Susan, Mom (Marion Taylor) would have been very pleased how everything went for her funeral. We appreciate your loving attention to the little details that were the things that made it nice for mom- Thank You!! The Mattson's and mom went back along ways in the Forest Lake history, so it was fitting for her choice to end it there. 

Again Thank You, Lois.

Our sincere thanks once again for your compassionate care, for your artistic and technical help, and for your kind support. ~With deep gratitude, Marilyn and Larry

Dear Mattson, WOW- you are all amazing- you have a gift. We all felt like we were treated as Royalty. We feel like our dad was an awesome man, father, husband, friend- and you made is seem so too. We appreciated that so much more than you'll ever know! Count ALL of us in on the October Heartley Bear Event! God Bless You! We loved working with our during our sorrow. Much love and appreciation. ~Pam Pearce

Dear Staff,

Thank you for the delicious cookies, they are such a treat! Thank you for allowing me to participate in the Heartley Bear Program. I always look forward to working with the families on that day! Knitting for the needy is also a favorite. Congratulations for all that you do for our community. ~Joy Johnson

Susan, I can't thank you enough for the fabulous job you did helping us with numerous things that needed to be done during this very difficult and hurtful time in our lives. I know our service celebrating Frank's life ran a little long, but he was such an amazing man and so very very special all of us! Thank you too for delivering the flowers and everything to our home. We all appreciated your guidance, compassion, and understanding. Missing Frank has only just begone, we just have to take it one day at a time, with God's help we'll make it. You are a wonderful person. God Bless You.

Love, Barb Jusczak & Family

Everyone- Thank you so much for making my mom's funeral a great goodbye! The celebration of her life holds great memories for our family. The way everyone helped to put this all together was so wonderful. It was very comforting to our family to know we only had to make one stop and have all our needs covered. Your funeral home and all of your wonderful people took very good care of our family! The Olson Family

Kari, Thank you so....much for all you did for our family! My mom's funeral was beautiful. Your listening to me and knowing what I was trying to do was great! That takes real talent especially when people are upset and emotional. Your attention to detail was above and beyond! You surprise me all the time with the placemats-favorite memory of Renee, pictures of the flowers- filling in the registry book-just awesome. The star program for the kids-more surprises CD of grandma! WOW, Thank You! to everyone who helped pull this all together! 

Sincerely, Ginger & Steve Olson

Thank you again Susan, people are still remarking on what an awesome service it was! Cindy

Dear Kari and Jessica, 

Thank you for your kindness and attention to detail in helping with my mother's-Jacqueline Weisser- Herzog's- interment on Saturday, April 23 at Calvary Cemetery. And Susan, thank you for your patience in scheduling all of this. 

Sincerely, Joe Herzog

We've said this verbally, but wanted to convey our appreciation and gratitude for the excellent service we've received from Mattson's this past week. From the initial contact with Jessica and Kari last Saturday night, through all interactions with Jessica and other Mattson associates, to Kelly and Duane yesterday and today- everyone was extremely professional, compassionate, patient and thorough. We especially appreciate the options presented, the pressure- free conduct of Jessica and the extra touches. Our father looked amazing (we still can't believe we are saying that...who would've thought?); we're still receiving comments on that. 

We can't find enough positive words to thank Jessica. You have a gifting for this service-oriented profession. We would not have been able to predict that this process would be so pleasant. Thank you!

With deepest gratitude, 

The Family of Cliff Deans

Kelly, Thank you for the card remembering the 1st anniversary of Mike's Death. We also read the quarterly booklets you sent. They were a comfort for Dick and I. It is a ray of sunshine on a dark day to know others are sharing the day with us. ~Erin

Dear Mattson Funeral Home, 

Thank you so much for being involved in our church's Good Friday Service. Your presence at the service definitely brought a realistic feel to an old story and helped bring a new relevance to the death and life of Jesus. Your service to our church was highly valued and appreciated! ~ Julie Graham & Pastor David.

Susan, 

Thank you so much for your wonderful service and personal help during our mother's funeral. It was a beautiful tribute to her life. You have chosen the perfect career for yourself... you have a special gift. 

~Diane Smith

Dear Susan, As a fellow program participant, and member of the NFDA Pursuit of Excellence Committee, I would like to personally congratulate you and your staff for earning the 2010 Pursuit of Excellence Award. As award winners, we're working to strengthen the image of our profession and the important work we do, and represent innovation and integrity within funeral service. Thank you for leading the way in exceptional service to families! - Stephanie Doriguzzi

Dear Paul and all at Mattson Funeral Home, 

We appreciate your compassionate care during this extremely difficult time with the loss of our son Aaron. Thank you for all you did to ease the pain and to create a beautiful tribute in celebration of his life. 

Sincerely, Marilyn and Larry

Hi Susan, I wanted to write you to say thank you so much for the beautiful service on behalf of my mother Connie Watters. We couldn't have asked for more! You guys went above and beyond our expectations and everything we asked for. You were so helpful and were so accommodating to everything we had asked. We received so many complements and how professional and wonderful you guys were! You also understood some of our humor, so once again thank you. I also know that my mom would be very happy with the way everything turned out. You went above and beyond with helping us with things available in the community!! I know that more people showed up than we expected and you guys made sure everyone was taken care of. From the bottom of my heart and from my family THANK YOU! It was beautiful. 

Thanks- Jess Jarvis

Paul & Susan, 

Thank you so much for the Heartley Bear event you sponsored for your families. Brooke and Claire treasure their Ava bears! As years pass and their young memories fade, the bears will be a tangible reminder of their sweet sister who was here for such a short time. Thanks again for the continuing care you have provided our family. May God continue to bless your ministry as you assist others through this heartbreaking process. 

Much love and appreciation, Chuck, Shanna, Brooke, Claire & Angel Ava 

Susan and Crew, 

Thank you for all your work in getting everything together, I heard lots of comments on how nice everything was. Sometimes we never hear about the good things we do, and how our jobs count, so I just want to say we all think you guys did a great job. Connie would of loved it! 

Dave and the girls

Jessica,

Thank you for all of your help while preparing for the cremation of our dad, William Colter. We really appreciate your sensitivity, flexibility, and great personality. You ensured a successful service and did such an amazing job with our family. Thank you again, for making this experience such a positive one. 

Sincerely, Jacqueline Colter & Angela Colter.

Kari, Jessica, & Staff, 

Thank you for your good service through all of this and kindness. 

~Pat Hess & Family, Terry Goeltl & Family    

Paul, Susan, Neil, Kari, Kelly, and Jessica, 

Thank you so much for all you have done. 

~Thelma Rasmussen   

Hello Kari-

Just a note to thank you for the kindness, compassion and professionalism you showed us during the loss of our family member, Karen Palmer. We so appreciated your guidance and patience with all of us as we said goodbye. There is a long road of healing ahead for us but thanks to you we having nothing but a loving remembrance of our last two days with her. Thank you for guiding us through the details. Thanks again for your help. I appreciate you and your time! 

~Nancy Smith   

To the staff of Mattsons,

I want to thank you so much for the cross. It's so beautiful. Susan is the one I met and she just did everything for our mother & grandmother, and I must thank her for that- bad weather kept us home. 

~Myrtle Richardson's daughter Bea Shaw    

Thank you all, 

Thanks so much for the wonderful Service of Remembrance. It was so very nice and it meant so much to me. The cross was so pretty & I have it on the xmas tree with a light showing thru the opening. It was so thoughtful of all of you. Thanks again! 

Sharon Raehsler, In Memory of Gene Palmer

I can't thank you enough.. but I hope you know I appreciate everything you've done. Thank you so much for being who you are. You helped me through a difficult time. Your genuine care and concern is a credit to your person. Again, thank you! 

~ Diane Marks   

Thank you for the beautiful remembrance ornament! It is just beautiful and I will treasure it always. All of you at Mattson's have been so supportive to me, it all means a great deal to me. Thank you, Candy Peirro  

Hello, 

I want to thank you for the beautiful Remembrance Service on Sunday. It's amazing to see the number of people who are going through the same thing we are. 

Thank you, Tia Davis   

 Kari, 

Thank you very much for the program that Linda and attended last Sunday. We thought it was very well done, it was an excellent touch. We thought that the Pastor did an excellent job. I told him after we broke to add to the chain, that I thought that he had done an excellent job of selecting his words. 

Well done Mattson Funeral Home Staff. 

Linda & Bill Steinke

 Thank you so much, for all the gorgeous handmade things for the Outerwear Fair. So far this season we gave out   winter wear to 466 people so your things were very much needed & appreciated- God Bless You All!! Love Bonnie  

  Dear Kari, 

I wanted to personally thank you and your staff for all you did to assist our family in creating an honorable farewell service for our aunt, Iny Hammond. We all agree that we can't think of anything that was missing or anything that we wish had been done differently. In other words: it was perfect. 

In particular I was grateful for your gentle, gracious way of handling two delicate moments: the moment when the casket is closed and the moment when everyone has to leave the graveside. Those moments are both so final that they are hard to get through. You structured the schedule so that most people were outside when the casket was closed which helped a lot. And it meant SO much to know someone was attending her when we left the graveside until cemetery staff arrived. When her husband passed my son was ? and he had a meltdown that scars him to this day because nobody attended the casket when family left. The perception of leaving him all alone was too much to bear. I wondered how that moment would go with Iny and you made it comforting. And you, Kari, were always resourceful, compassionate and gracious. I can't thank you enough! God Bless You, Joan Del Rio

 Dear Paul, Susan, Neil, Kari, Kelly, and Jessica, 

A couple of weeks ago, I was privileged to attend one of your "Heartley Bear Days" with my sister Carol. Sharing with others who were working their way through loss brought another step of healing. Your staff & volunteers were so caring and helpful. It's wonderful and comforting to have a "Bear" made from some of my daughter Sandi's favorite clothing. Carol gave the "Heartley Bear" she made to Sandi's husband, David. He was very touched also. Thank you Mattson Funeral Home for sponsoring this "Heartley Bear Day" and thank you for sharing this idea with others. 

Sincerely, Alice Jones

 Dear Paul, Susan, Neil, Kari, Kelly, and Jessica (Heartley Bear Group), 

My mother-in-law and my late wife aunt made two teddy bears just recently at your place. I just love mine so much and this has brought more healing to me. God Bless you all. 

Dave Gill

Kari & Mattson Staff- 

Thank you so much! You guys are the best. You made everything so much easier then we expected. Thanks again. 

Rick & Joannie

Lorraine Mills Family

Kelly Haus and staff, 

Dick and I want to thank you for remembering us on Mike's birthday.  We appreciate your warm thoughts and comforting message-always and forever.  

Erin and Dick Gross   

Just a note to thank you for sponsoring the Heartley Bear project.  It was just great to create this darling and loveable bear!  It seemed like we were all so excited to feel our loss lifted and become a fun memory.  So grateful to you and all the volunteers for making it happen.  God Bless.

Carolyn Griffith   

Mattson Staff, 

Thank you for all the time, energy and materials that go into the Heartley Bear project.  Everything was well organized.  It was a lovely time for my family to get together and tell more stories and work together on a project.  We love the bears.  They will represent Mike in family photos.  Thank you for sponsoring this beautiful ministry.

The family of Michael Gross   

Susan, 

Our family wishes to thank you for the wonderful and compassionate care you provided to us with the death of our Mother, Ruth Grant.  Thank you.

Allan Grant   

Kari, 

Just wanted to thank you again of taking such good care of my aunt Iny.  I'm very impressed with you and Mattson's.  You did a most excellent job.  Thank you.  

Lora Amaro   

Jessica, Paul, and the Mattson Funeral Home Staff, 

Thank you very much for all the kindness, support and true caring shown to me and all my family in caring for Dad in such a caring and thoughtful touch.  Thank you for helping to make the visitation and service one of the most memorable services ever.  

Candy and Dan Pierro   

Paul and Susan, 

Thank you both so much for being on this journey with us.  We could not have prayed for a more compassionate, caring couple to assist us through this heart shattering process.  The extra special care you gave in allowing us to bring our son home did not go unnoticed.  Not only did you bless us with your generosity, but God was pleased as well.  Thank you again.  May God pour His blessings in your lives as you bless others.  

James and Kelly Belmont   

  Jessica, 

We wanted you to know how much of a Godsend you were to work with.  You were so knowledgeable, professional, reassuring and you continue to be helpful through the weekend.  You genuinely cared about how we were handling this new and difficult life experience.  You eased our sorrow.

Rene Niemczyk and the family of James Dunn

Jessica, 

I wanted to thank you because I feel you really did care, and your disposition was so calming.  You were very helpful and you were always available when we needed more information.  The candle was so nice, it was perfect!  Thank you very much!

Darlene Armstrong and the family of Kevin Armstrong   

Dear Jessica, 

Your empathy, consideration, flexibility and attention to detail were exemplary and the continued connection and thoughtfulness of the Mother's Day card and grief counseling info and brochures are extremely helpful.  Thanks to all for everything.

Tom and Ruth Rauscendorfer   

  We would like to thank you for your patience in guiding us through the difficult and painful time of preparing for Joe's funeral.  The kindness and support that your staff showed was deeply appreciated.  Thank you.

Sharon Siegert and family

  Dear Mattson Funeral Home Family & Jessica,

I want to thank you so much for tending to all the details for Lorinne Eggert's funeral.  It means so much to me to have the cardinal from the floral piece in her memory.  I have it on my fireplace mantel.  I miss her, and think of her often.  Thank you for all you do!

Pam Connally

Thank you for the caring and very nice job you did with the funeral of our loved one, Todd Summer. Your kindness and attention to detail will always be remembered.

The Family of Todd Summer

Dear Mattson Funeral Home Staff, 

Yesterday my baby nephew, Riley Dean Schaller was layed to rest. Thank you so much for the wonderful, caring, loving, Christian environment and support through it all. You help turn a heart breaking situation into a peaceful and memorable one, God's Blessing on you all and thank you.

Luke and Jessica's Family

We would like to thank the Forest Lake community for the outpouring of support following the sudden death of our son, Michael. Mattson Funeral Home, especially Susan Hutchison, did an outstanding job making long distance arrangements since Mike died in Texas and we were in Florida at the time. Their website allowed Mike's present and past co-workers and friends to tell us what a good friend and employee he was. Tributes from across the US and as far away as Singapore adn Mexico made us proud to know how many lives he touched. We will be eternally grateful to all of you and are proud to call ourselves Forest Lakers.

Erin and Dick Gross

Dear Paul and staff, Just wanted you to know how much my family appreciated your heart felt thoughtfulness and attention to detail. The engraved granite votive and picture DVD of our brother John are truly priceless.

Love, Grace

Susan, 

We want to thank you and your staff for your kindness and compassion during this difficult time.

Sincerely, Linda Cogger

Dear Susan, Jessica, Duane and the entire staff of Mattson Funeral Home, 

We heard from so many people about how wonderful the visitation and the funeral were for my husband Lawrence. All the extra little touches were so nice and greatly appreciated. Thank you for everything you did and the support you gave.

Beatrice Carlson

Susan,

Byron and I want to tell you, Kelly and Jessica what a wonderful job that you all did before, during and after Mom's funeral. In all of Byron's years as a pastor he had never worked with three such lovely ladies....always nothing but men! You three were nothing but professional and organized yet friendly and most accommodating. We will never forget all that you did for us and for mom. God bless all of you as you continue to serve Him through this wonderful service to the Forest Lake area people.

Byron and Julie Black

Susan,

Thank you for helping me long distance. Everything worked out great. God Bless!

Barb and the Berg Family

Paul and Kari,

Thank you for the excellent support and service. We were so pleased with all the things you provided for us. We had a wonderful celebration of Art's life. You helped to make that happen.

Marion Klinefelter and family

Paul, Susan, Kelly and Jessica,

What can Colly and I say but thank you for everything at our terribly grief stricken time of need. We loved our mother so dearly and she always had us laughing. Your care of her was just outstanding and beyond. So appreciated.In Loving Friendship, Cathy and Colly and the family of Muffy Hoffmann