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Emily Matteson

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Emily Matteson

Birth
Benzonia, Benzie County, Michigan, USA
Death
2 Nov 2021 (aged 94)
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
Plot
Garden of Gethsemane & Sermon on the Mount
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Emily Matteson, 94, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on November 2, 2021. She was born on November 16, 1926 in Benzonia to the late Albert and Elsie (Kracht) Matteson. She was one of 6 children.

She has lived in Traverse City since 1934.

Emily received an associates degree and was employed as an LPN with Munson Medical Center for many years in Labor and Delivery and the Nursery. In addition to her passion for helping others, she also enjoyed sewing, photography and feeding the birds. Emily attended yoga classes at NMC for decades.

Emily is survived and missed dearly by nephews and nieces; Garry, Lynda, Greg, David, Chris, Kathy, Debbie, Carolyn, Nancy and Marilyn as well as many great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her siblings; Inez Clay, Louise Hollenbeck, Lloyd Matteson, Ardith Lautner and Robert Matteson her nephew Arlen Hollenbeck as well grandnephew Clayton Luther.

A graveside service will take place on Friday November 5, 2021 at 1:00pm at Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens.

Emily and her family are being cared for by the Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home.
Emily Matteson, 94, of Traverse City, passed away peacefully and surrounded by family on November 2, 2021. She was born on November 16, 1926 in Benzonia to the late Albert and Elsie (Kracht) Matteson. She was one of 6 children.

She has lived in Traverse City since 1934.

Emily received an associates degree and was employed as an LPN with Munson Medical Center for many years in Labor and Delivery and the Nursery. In addition to her passion for helping others, she also enjoyed sewing, photography and feeding the birds. Emily attended yoga classes at NMC for decades.

Emily is survived and missed dearly by nephews and nieces; Garry, Lynda, Greg, David, Chris, Kathy, Debbie, Carolyn, Nancy and Marilyn as well as many great nieces and nephews and great great nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents, her siblings; Inez Clay, Louise Hollenbeck, Lloyd Matteson, Ardith Lautner and Robert Matteson her nephew Arlen Hollenbeck as well grandnephew Clayton Luther.

A graveside service will take place on Friday November 5, 2021 at 1:00pm at Grand Traverse Memorial Gardens.

Emily and her family are being cared for by the Reynolds Jonkhoff Funeral Home.


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  • Created by: PLS
  • Added: Nov 6, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/233731125/emily-matteson: accessed ), memorial page for Emily Matteson (16 Nov 1926–2 Nov 2021), Find a Grave Memorial ID 233731125, citing Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by PLS (contributor 47341148).