Barbara “Barb” Matteson-Becker
St. Cloud
Jan. 25, 1957-Oct. 3, 2023
Barbara “Barb” Matteson-Becker, 66, died peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 3, at Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Cloud. Her funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids. The Rev. Robert Harren will officiate and entombment will be at Hilltop Mausoleum in Sauk Rapids. Visitation will be after 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the funeral home.
Matteson-Becker was born Jan. 25, 1957 in Robbinsdale to Gerald and Shirley (Murphy) Matteson. She grew up in Brooklyn Center and graduated from Park Center Senior High School. Matteson-Becker earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and health education and a minor in physical education. She graduated cum laude from St. Cloud State University in 1981. She was united in marriage to Thomas “Tom” Becker on Aug. 27, 1987 in St. Cloud. Matteson-Becker has lived most of her life in the St. Cloud area and worked as a waitress at Perkins. She enjoyed fishing, playing games, tending to her vegetable garden, sewing and Sudoku. Matteson-Becker was always interested in genealogy and had a love for animals. She was such a fun, trusting and honest person who was a friend to all. She was a wonderful wife and mother and will be missed by all who knew her.
Survivors include the following: the love of her life, Tom of St. Cloud; son, Sean of St. Cloud; siblings, Wanda Matteson of Edina, Thomas (Ruth Ann) Matteson of Andover, Michael (Pam) Matteson of Cambridge and Jim (Sarah Cherney) Matteson of Coon Rapids; many nieces and nephews; and cats, Snowball, Grunt and Onyx.
She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Jerri Ann Matteson; and great-aunts, Myrtle, Glady and Hazel.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred to your local animal shelter or humane society.
Obituary, guest book and video tribute are available online at www.williamsdingmann.com.
