Rolf Lyng Mathison, husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, 81 years of age of Long Pond, Pennsylvania passed away on Sunday, February 18, 2024, at Lehigh Valley- Hazleton Campus in Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Rolf has been a recent guest of Heritage Hill Senior Living in Weatherly.
Born Saturday, February 13, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, the son of the late Mathias, and Hjordis (Lyng) Mathison.
Surviving are; his beloved wife of 57 years, Ruth (Monge) Mathison; daughter, Kristina L. Cosgrove wife of Brian of Hempstead, TX; grandchildren, Finn, Lukas, Molly, Jakob, Collin, Hanna; great grandchildren, Madelyn, and Clark
A graduate of Poly Technical High School in Brooklyn, New York, Rolf served honorably in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War as a Bomber Navigation Systems Mechanic. Rolf worked at Hewlett-Packard for 50 years as an engineer. He was a gadget guy who embraced technology, worked on computers, and invented gadgets. A Trivia buff, his family kidded him that he was a purveyor of useless knowledge.
Private arrangements entrusted to the Philip J. Jeffries Funeral Home & Cremation Services of 211 First street Weatherly, Pennsylvania 18255. (570) 427-4231
Interment with Military Honors bestowed Ft. Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pennsylvania.
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