E-mail address   bmatson@neb.rr.com 

Home address 310 Dale Drive.   Lincoln, NE  68510

Phone #  402-489-3111
Cell #   402-430-0292

My Life and Family:   Married John Cota from Mason City in 1961,  Had 3 kids - Marne, Mike & Tom  Divorced in 1972 and moved to Lincoln.  

In 1980 I married Gene Matson (he helped with the grilling of hamburgers at a couple reunions)   :-) He has 2 daughters and 5 grandkids from a previous marriage and I have 1 daughter and 2 sons plus 6 grandkids.   We are blessed with 11 total.

I have been in the Employment Recruiting business for 39 years.  The past 14 years from my home based business!!  We joined Cal Nutrasciences, Inc. in June of this year.  Gene needed to lose 40 lbs. and I wanted some inches gone.  These products really worked well for us.  Gene has lost 30 so far and I am down to a size 4.  I still weigh 126 so it is fat that left and the muscle stayed.  The web site is www.slimru.com if you want to check it out.  The Core 4 products are all natural. 

I love working from home as I have time for the grandkid's activities,  speaking for Stonecroft Ministries (Christian Women's Clubs) around the Midwest,  exercising at Silver Sneakers and a ton of other things.  I am NEVER bored!!!!!!  :-)

Who have you kept in touch with?
I have been to every reunion except the first one.   So I have seen many.  I correspond with Janet (Castle) Lowman, Diane (Evanson) Heibel, Chuck Clapsaddle, Bill McGowan, Julie (Hayden) Traub, Ken Hanson, and several others

Who do you want to get in touch with?   Sandy Clark, RaeMary Possum, Janice McCray, Jut Hughes.

What is the chance of you making a 50th reunion??   
I will be there, God willing.

What about helping find people? I will do whatever I can.

Activities I enjoy:  I love Christian Music and I love speaking for
Christian Women's Clubs and performing in plays.   I was in our Church
Easter Drama last year.

Marital status- Married and VERY happy 
Barb Potts Matson
The Lincoln Community Playhouse did the Buddy Holly Story.
I went to the play and when the cast found out I helped out the night of the "last" performance of Buddy and the rest, they wanted a picture with all of us" .   ←
Background music is
'The Twelfth of Never'


This picture was taken on my deck in the summer of 2006.   Bert came through Lincoln on his way to Iowa.   He stayed overnight with us.

Don, Diane and Barb Potts Matson
in Phoenix at the Jacksons' home
January 2008
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Last updated
24 August, 2009
My son, Mike Cota, his son Ross (age 8), daughter Robyn (18) and Danielle (Dani - age 11) taken day after Thanksgiving 2008.
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Mom took this picture before we went to the Lincoln Surgical Hospital Christmas Party.   I fill in there once in awhile as the Patient greeter.   :-)   BUT they always invite us to the party.  Christmas 2008
This picture was taken March 14, 2009
of my brother Ken,
Me,
Mom
and my sister Linda.
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Bert and Barb worked together on reconnecting the 1960 classmates and obtaining their information for the web site.  I know they both enjoyed what they did and the results thereof.
Johnson Lake had a boat parade around the lake and Gene was the MAIN attraction in his gorilla suit
4 July, 2009