"OMG!!! My heart skipped a beat when I saw the obituary...Kerry I am soo sorry for your loss Matt was an amazing friend and the universe has lost a rare soul and Heaven gained one hell of a tradesman you and Matt were always in my thoughts and I always considered you chosen family and it saddened me so much to hear that Cuz Matt is no longer with us he always helped without being asked just saw you needed help and did it without expectations of anything other than a smile and Thank you...I know your strong Kerry and you will be ok my sincere condolences Sharon "
In loving memory of
Matthew Peters
May 18, 1964 - May 2, 2022
Anyone who knew Matt was at one time or another in awe of his abilities. His ability to figure out how something worked and repair or modify it to make it better. He was also very creative. He didn't just set tile he had to make it unique. The sunburst over our stove or the clouds on our bathroom floor. He made wind chimes from glass bottles and carved beautiful walking sticks. He could cut down your tree, put up a fence, fix your car, remodel your bathroom, make your water run and your lights turn on. The world lost an amazing mind when Matt left it.
Matt passed away May 2nd 2022 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. He was born May 18th 1964. He was 57 years old. Matt grew up in Davenport IA. He lived many years in Prescott and Prescott Valley AZ. He also lived in Mesa and Apache Junction AZ before moving to New Lisbon WI.
He is survived by his life partner Kerri Kitteringham his daughter Tawni Peters and his 3 granddaughters Alexia Peters, Angelina Lagrange and Alyvianna Lenser all of Des Moines, IA. He also leaves behind many extended family members.
His death was preceded by his Mother Nina and father Robert Peters, his brother David and sister Jennifer Peters.
Matthew will be greatly missed by his family and many friends.
Tributes
"I\'ve put this off for a while. I\'m not ready to say goodbye, like so many of us aren\'t. It\'s so hard to try to fit knowing Matt into words. He\'s just one of those people that made the world a better place just by being in it. With him gone, it\'s like a part of my world is empty. I can confidently say that Matt is one of my best friends. It didn\'t start that way. In fact I remember thinking that he would be one of those people that I would exchange words with just because we worked together. How wrong I was. I had just started my first job and I was so nervous and just trying to learn so many things and it was stressful. I like to think that he could tell, he could just read people. One day he came into the office for something and asked me if I watched Grey\'s Anatomy. Of course I do. So we got to talking about the show and how we felt about certain aspects and situations of the show. That was it. The friendship was forged. We started to talk more and share aspects of our lives and learn about each other. He had so many stories and tales for his youth. He was there for me when I wrecked my truck last year. He had been in an accident a few days before me. I was headed into work and hit something and ended up crashing. I was so scared and I was alone. I was literally on the phone with my husband telling him how it wouldn\'t be so bad if I wasn\'t alone. In that moment I looked up, and there was Matt. He was like a light in this scary darkness. He stayed with me until my truck was loaded onto the tow truck. Then he packed me in his car and took me home, despite my protests for him to just take me to work. He and Kerri would give us rides to and from work until we were able to get other transportation. That was the person he was. He\'d give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. I called him when he left to go back home. He hadn\'t told me he was leaving. When he finally called me back he promised that he would answer everytime I called. Which we all know was a big deal because that man and his phone... and he did, except for that one time but that didn\'t count. My heart hurts with him gone. I don\'t think anything will ever be the same. I\'ll miss my friend forever, but I\'ll always be grateful that I got to call him a friend. This is my goodbye to you. I wish we could have had you longer. "
"First time I met Matt I pulled into a Rv/mobile home park he was managing in Arizona and didn?t have boards for the landing gear on my 5th wheel Matt wasted no time grabbed his cordless drill screwed a few blocks of wood together helped me set my whole camper up and our friendship began and evolved into him and Kerri moving to Wisconsin a short time later to manage my properties from there to Atlanta Georgia where he made it clear he didn?t claim to be a mechanic however he worked on and fixed almost every piece of heavy equipment I have if you have him enough time he would figure it out and I had all faith in him I never questioned his abilities or quality of his work however I?ve been kicking myself past few days for harping on him about never answering his phone or how long it sometimes took for a task to get completed it took me a long time to finally understand he had his way of doing things and no amount of fussing would change that but that didn?t make him a bad guy in fact he was one of the best persons I?ve ever met would go out of his way to help anyone I only wish we had spent more time drinking twisted teas and talking about life because most of our relationship was work related and I hate that everywhere I look these days I see Matt from the lights on my fence to the tankless hot water heater the power cord to my in-laws camper in the yard the tile in my pool room every piece of furniture he put together in my house he spent months working at my house innocent conversations with my wife mostly involving how great Kerri was I trusted this man with everything I had I?m so heartbroken you?re not with us anymore my friend thanks for the last 6 years and everything you did I know I never thanked you enough I finally got my Harley out of storage and down to Georgia about the time he moved back to Wisconsin and we didn?t get the chance to ride together like we always talked about I know you left this world doing something you truly loved and I?m sure you wouldn?t have had it any other way but it was to soon my Buddy miss you man so much more I can say but I?ll leave it for someone else I?ve had a good cry tonight thinking about the good times I can?t hardly stop thinking about you my trip to Home Depot was really hard Wednesday I think I?m gonna start going to Lowe?s from now on. Your friend Joe"
"We were together for almost 25 years. No wedding or marriage or anything legally binding us together. We just decided life was better together than apart. I dont know what my life will be without him. I do know it will be a lot less interesting. We didn\'t believe in heaven or an afterlife. The time we spent together on this earth was all we got. What I got from my time with Matt is enough to carry through to my end, whenever that maybe. I miss him already. I know he loved me and he knew how much I loved him. And so it goes."
"I?ll never forget the first time I met Matt. I was just a kid and I thought he was SUPER tall and weird (in a good way)! Then I found out his birthday was the day before mine and I thought that that was cool so he was officially cool. Ever since then, any time I saw Matt he was very sweet and was always witty. Thank you for the memories and thank you for everything Matt. I?ll be sure to drink one for you on my 21st this May ??"
"We spent 25 years together just because we wanted to. No wedding or marriage, we just felt life was better together than apart. He made my life more interesting. I dont know what happens next but I know Matt loved life and would want me to go on. We both agreed there was no heaven or afterlife. What we had here on earth at this time is all we got. I am okay with that because what we got is enough to carry me through to my end. I will miss him dearly and love him always."