Jay Scott Mattsfield

Jay Scott Mattsfield Age 60 of White Bear Lake Husband, Father, Brother, and Friend Jay was born in Virginia, Minnesota on April 17, 1956. He was the youngest son of Violet (nee Olson) and Raymond Mattsfield. His father passed away when he was a baby and his mother continued to raise the family in Virginia. As a young boy, Jay was a golfer, bowler, and a hockey player growing up. He always said, “basketball is for those who cannot skate.” He was very well liked by everyone throughout his entire life. Once he graduated high school, he went to Concordia College in Moorhead. He continued with his education and went on to get his Masters in Chemistry at the University of Minnesota in Duluth. While in Duluth, Jay was a bartender at a golf course and it was at this job that he met the love of his life, Peggie Economy. Peggie was working in the kitchen at the golf course and was just fifteen when they met. Once she turned eighteen, the two began dating and fell quickly in love. They were married in Duluth at Peggie’s hometown church on November 14, 1987. At the time, they were living in the Twin Cities and a year later, they bought their forever home in White Bear Lake. Jay began his career at Capsule Environmental Engineering and later moved to Andersen Windows. He was currently employed as an operations manager at Tundra Companies in White Bear Lake. As a supervisor, he was very involved with his coworkers and was loved by everyone. He hated dressing up because he liked being hands on with every aspect of the company. Outside of work, his family and friends were the center of his life. His time off was spent with those close to him. He and Peggie played on the church bowling league. Jay was very competitive in everything he did and he was always sneaky and strategic in the way he played games with his family. He enjoyed being outdoors or on the water. In his younger years, he was a deer hunter but most recently he was a pheasant hunter. He had created quite the gun collection over the years and he shared that passion with his two boys, Raymond and Joey. When the boys were younger, he was involved with their Boy Scouts and helping them to both attain Eagle Scout status. If there was an opportunity to take the family away for the weekend, Jay was thrilled to get them out and about. He also took them on a memorable trip to beautiful St. Lucia. He and Peggie took many couples trips including a trip to Finland where they went golfing at midnight and a very adventurous trip to San Francisco. Jay was never one to sit still for long and was always the first person to offer to help people. Even at parties, he was the guy helping to clean up or do dishes. He was always extremely dependable and would help anyone at any time. If someone was planning a task, he would be the first to ask “What time should I be there?” Family members have described him as Peter Pan because his playfulness and smile never really went away as he grew up. Kids absolutely adored him and he could never turn down a request from a child to play with them or push them on the swings. Anyone who knew Jay will remember his big smile and his dimples that never quite went away. He was outgoing, friendly, and had the best sense of humor. With any situation, he always had a witty comment to add or a way to make people laugh. If there was a chance to break out the laughter, Jay would do it, even if it meant putting someone in a garbage can. Jay touched so many lives throughout his short 60 years here and he will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Jay was with his family at a holiday work party on Saturday when he collapsed unexpectedly. He passed away at Regions Hospital on the morning of Monday, December 12, 2016 while in the arms of his soulmate, Peggie. He was able to give three people the gift of life by being an organ donor. Jay is preceded in death by his parents; his brother Craig Mattsfield; and his sister, Lois Lancaster. He will be dearly missed by his loving wife, Peggie Mattsfield of White Bear Lake; his two sons, Raymond Mattsfield and Joey Mattsfield of White Bear Lake; his brother, Gene Mattsfield of Las Vegas; his aunts, Lorraine Dummer of Virginia, MN and Joyce (Floyd) Ness of St. Louis Park; many nieces and nephews, Tami Mattsfield, Todd Mattsfield, Tonya Lancaster, and Rudy Lancaster; and other family and friends. There will be a gathering for family and friends from 4:30-6:00PM on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at First Lutheran Church (now known as Community of Grace) at 4000 Linden Street in White Bear Lake. There will be a service to celebrate Jay’s life at 6:00PM at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials are appreciated to the family.