Matthew Ray Peterson

Matthew was born in Coeur d’Alene, ID on March 5, 1974, to Beverly (Yager) Peterson and Fritz Oscar Peterson.

Matthew was their only child. He was a gift to his parents and is and will be missed every day.

Matthew died early in the morning at 3:00 AM on March 22, 2025, Matthew died at hospice on the same date, time and place as his grandpa Don Yager.

Matthew grew up in Post Falls, ID. Attending Post Falls schools. He graduated in 1992. In junior high and high school, he was very involved in band. He got a trophy and lettered in band. He played trumpet through his 4 years at North Idaho College too. His mother and grandma Yager never missed a concert.

At the North Idaho College he got his degree in graphic design and business. He was not able to find work after school, so he went to work for his Grandpa Yager as a carpenter/remodeler.

Matthew went to work for Sheenago Screen Printing. He worked there for about 20 years. He then went to work for Amazon and loved it.

Matthew had many hobbies and some very close friends that enjoyed the same hobbies. He also enjoyed going to rock concerts, movies and comic-cons. Most of all he loved reading, writing short stories and was a natural born artist.

Matthew is survived by his mother, father and Mia the family dog, his great uncle Harold Rudolph, great aunt Delores (Rudolph) Iverson, great aunt Barbara Rudolph, uncle Don Ray Yager, uncle Don Peterson and many cousins.

A service will be held at English Funeral Chapel in Coeur d’Alene, ID celebrating his life on May the 31st at 11:00 AM with a reception to follow.

Last but not least, thank you from our hearts to Bryan Settle and Matt Nuell. These two friends of Matthew’s took him to movies and bookstores. The two of them made his last month’s happy and gave him a reason to live.