Mrs. Betty Matras

Betty Matras (ne Nieman) age 63, passed away following 10 years with Alzheimer’s Disease. Betty was preceded in death by her father Fredrick Nieman. Betty is survived by her husband Mark, 3 wonderful children, and 2 grandchildren, Nick DePalma (partner Katie DeCarlo, Giovanni and Amelia), Matthew (Gabi) Matras, and Gail Matras. Additionally, she is survived by her mother, Patricia Nieman and her three siblings and their families, Patricia (Patti) Nieman, Gail (Paul) Auerbach and Rick (Beth) Nieman. She was a loving Aunt and Great-Aunt to many nieces and nephews. Betty was born and raised in Cicero, IL and graduated from Morton East High School. She earned her RN from Morton College and found her calling. Betty worked all aspects of nursing from ER to Maternity, but her passion was working in the behavioral health field. This is where she spent most of her career. Her biggest moment of glory was when she was a care nurse for a high-profile celebrity whom she absolutely loved and remained a lifelong fan! Betty was always the life of the party, and if given the opportunity to play a joke or prank on someone she would seize it. She loved making people laugh and loved laughing herself. Betty was always a social being and if she wasn’t doing something in the yard, she was out walking the neighborhood. She was a breast cancer survivor and as such she participated in 2 Avon Walk for breast cancer events. To quote a well-known Elton John song. “Your candle blew out long before, your legend ever did” A Celebration of Life memorial will be held Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at Morizzo Funeral Home located at 2550 Hassell Rd Hoffman Estates, IL 60169. A short service will begin at 12:00 p.m. and friends and family are welcome. In lieu of flowers the family kindly requests donations be made to Alzheimer's Association or Breast Cancer Association The family has created this Life Tributes page to make it easy to share your memories, photos, and videos. For those of you that would like to express your condolences please click on the "Share A Memory" link above and you can leave a message. If you wish to send a Sympathy Card, please feel free to send it to Morizzo Funeral Home, 2550 Hassell Road, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 60169 c/o the Family; we will gladly forward it on to the family. For further information please contact the Morizzo Funeral Directors at 847.752.6444.

Mrs. Betty Matras

March 4, 1961 - October 6, 2024