MarJean Matheson Mansoor

Earth lost an angel this week. The absolutely beautiful, kind, gentle MarJean Matheson Mansoor passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday, October 19, 2020 at the age of 79. MarJean was widowed by the love of her life, Mahmoud Mohammed Mansoor, May 9, 1995. She was never the same after he passed away overseas on his religious Haj to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, where he is buried. As a lifetime member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints, MarJean's wishes were to be buried with her parents, Duayne and Alice Matheson, her sister Joy and her grandparents in the Matheson family plot in Cedar City, UT, her hometown. MarJean and Mahmoud met in Cedar City in the late 50s, were wed in 1960 in Chicago, IL, then lived in San Bruno, CA in the 60s/70s, then made their final move to Las Vegas in 1977. She worked for the State of Nevada for over 18 years in many roles with her final one as a Legal Administrative Rep for the State Mental Hospital. MarJean was fascinated with science and medicine and loved working in the medical field in order to help others. She was very active in the LDS church playing piano for Primary School in San Bruno, singing in the choir for years and was an active member of the Relief Society and Temple for decades as well as an active member of the Daughters of Utah Pioneers. She loved singing, playing piano, music, sewing, cooking, reading, movies and most of all, her family. MarJean is survived by her very large and loving family which includes Steve & Vicki Matheson (her brother & sister-in-law), her children, Majid Mansoor (son), Melinda Mansoor (daughter), Mariam & Waled Al-Arda (daughter & son-in-law), Michele & John Stevenson (daughter & son-in-law) and her grandchildren, Masoud Al-Arda, Mahmoud Al-Arda, Tasneem Al-Arda, Yusef Al-Arda and Yunes Al-Arda. She leaves behind her loving kitties Alex and Sasha who were with her when she passed and stayed with her as guardian angels. Other family members include her sisters-in-law Jerry Matheson, LaRae Matheson, Kaffa Mansour and Basimi Mansour as well as over 60 nieces and nephews from both the Matheson and Mansoor families who live all over the US and worldwide. Due to the pandemic, a celebration of life will be limited to family members only on Thursday, October 29th in Las Vegas with her burial in Cedar City on Friday, October 30th. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a donation to be made in her name to Heaven Can Wait Animal Society at https://www.hcws.org/ where Alex and Sasha were adopted and to the Alzheimer's Association for research on Alzheimer's and Dementia https://www.alz.org/.

MarJean Matheson Mansoor

May 17, 1941 - October 19, 2020