Betty Tyler Mattson

MATTSON-Betty Tyler, born in Lexington, NE, to Rufus and Bertha Tyler on January 25, 1912, died peacefully at her daughter's home in Bella Vista, AR, on July 10, 2008 with family at her bedside. Betty spent her early years with her family living in Lexington. She lost her mother at age 10 and moved to Sumner, NE, where she spent the next several years living with her Aunt Margaret, Uncle Bert, and cousin, Richard Cheney. Betty left Nebraska to attend high school in California and South Dakota and then returned to complete her high school years at Sumner before attending Kearney State Teachers College. Even after meeting the love of her life, Dr. Arne Mattson, in Nebraska, her independent spirit took her to Washington D.C. where she lived with her sister, Dorris Dassing, and worked at the General Accounting Office. Arne followed Betty and they were married in Washington D.C. on August 1st, 1936, beginning a 62 year marriage. They returned to Nebraska in 1938 and built their home on South 68th Street, in what was then the far west of Omaha, where they reared their family. Betty was predeceased by Arne in 1998. She was also predeceased by their son, Douglas, and her sister Dorris. In 2005 Betty left her home in Omaha to move to Rogers, AR, to be close to family. She resided at Apple Blossom Retirement Residence where she continued to make new friends who were entertained with hours of Bridge around Betty's table. She loved being close to family and spending time with friends, but her heart always remained in Omaha. Betty will be greatly missed by daughter Dorrie Chiarella and her husband, Vic, of Napa, CA, and their two children Juliet and Greg; daughter Debra Sorensen and her husband, Stu, of Bella Vista, AR; daughter-in-law Judi Mattson, and her son, Troy, and his family, of Omaha, NE. Family and friends will remember Betty for her positive outlook, her love of family, and the many gatherings that she orchestrated to perfection at the family home in Omaha. Betty will be forever in our hearts, and her long life was a life well-lived.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service on Saturday, August 2nd, at 1:00 p.m. at Westlawn-Hillcrest Memorial Park, 5701 Center Street in Omaha. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, Arkansas, 72762; Uta Halee Girl's Village, 3017 Mormon Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68112; or a Hospice of your choice. WESTLAWN-HILLCREST
Memorial Park Funeral Home
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