OBITUARY

Matthew Paul Worley

1959 - 2020

Matthew P. Worley was born to Gene and Sidney “Jean” (Warren) Worley at Methodist Hospital in Sioux City, IA on May 2, 1959. Matt grew up on the family farm north of Decatur, Nebraska with his parents and brother Mike. He always helped with chores on the farm, worked in the field and enjoyed playing in the hay loft.

Matt attended Elm Grove country school until the 3rd grade, when he then transitioned into the Decatur school. He was very active in sports throughout school and even went on to play college football at Wesleyan for a year after graduating high school in 1977. He transferred to UNL and studied for a year before moving home to help on the family farm.

On December 14, 1985, Matt married his high school sweetheart, Jackie Sears in Lake Tahoe, California. Matt and Jackie moved to Sacramento, California where they lived for 2 years and their first child, Matthew Cole was born. They moved back to Nebraska to be close to family, they settled into their home in Decatur where he lived out the rest of his days. It was there where their second child Katelyn Lee was born. After a few years Matt and Jackie got a surprise when Bailey Jean completed their family. Matt continued to farm and was very passionate about his cattle. He was also a millwright for many years, a crane operator and ended his career at MidAmerican in Sioux city. Matt was a hard worker and was always looking for his niche in life, however, his true niche was on the farm and with his family.

Matt was known for his big heart, being full of nonsense and his ability to make everyone feel welcome. Besides his passion for his cattle he also enjoyed fishing trips to Minnesota, black and white shows/movies, Husker football, Harley Motorcycles, and most importantly spending time with his family.

Matt passed away unexpectedly in his home on July 27, 2020.

Survivors include his Parents: Gene and Jean Worley; Brother: Mike of Decatur; Wife: Jackie; Children: Cole (Kiley) Worley of Decatur, Katelyn (Michael) Klatt of Decatur, and Bailey (Cash) Dinkel of Lincoln. And 7 beautiful grandchildren with one on the way.