Mateo Jesus Morales peacefully passed away in his parent's arms at 4:55 AM on Saturday, July 11, 2020 at St. Mary's Campus at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN, at the age of 15 months.

Funeral Services will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, July 17, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Thief River Falls, MN, with Rev. John Voelker officiating.  Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River Falls.

Visitation will take place from 5:00 PM until 8:00 PM, with a 7:00 PM Prayer Service on Thursday, July 16, 2020 at Johnson Funeral Service in Thief River Falls, MN.  Visitation will also take place one hour prior to the funeral service on Friday at the church.

Mateo Jesus Morales was born to Sara Timm and Jesus Morales Jr. at 1:48 pm on April 9, 2019 at Sanford Hospital Thief River Falls MN.  He weighed in at 6 lbs 12 oz with thick black hair and a Mongolian spot on his back. He also had two swirls of hair on his head, which is said to mean they will be troublemakers.

Mateo was so loved, and loved everyone and doing everything.  His favorite things to do included being outside, swinging, going down the slide, and being on his bike.  He was always a happy little boy who shared smiles with everyone he met.  His favorite candy was Reese's Fastbreak. He loved drinking momma's milk and water, and food that daddy cooked, especially rice.  Mateo loved to play by himself or with whoever he could.  He was a spitfire who always climbed and got himself into trouble.

Mateo is survived by his parents, Sara and Jesse; half-brother Carter Morales; grandparents Esmeralda and Enrique Flores (Rio Grande City, TX); Shane Timm (Newfolden, MN), Heidi Thompson (Thief River Falls), David Morales (Brownsville, TX); Aunts Kjersten Timm (Fargo, ND), Jasmine Oviedo (Rio Grande, TX); Uncles Justin Timm (Thief River Falls, MN), Desi and Elias Oviedo (Rio Grande, TX); great-grandparents Paulette and Jerry Moyer (Thief River Falls, MN), Renae Timm (Newfolden, MN), Angelita Arguelles (Red Lake Falls, MN), and Dale and Barb Thompson (Isante, MN); and great great-grandmother Betty Thompson (Thief River Falls, MN).

He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents Ron Timm, Evaristo Arguelles, and Jesus G Morales and Maria C Morales.