Obituary of Shirley Ida Matt

Shirley Ida Matt, age 92, of Las Vegas, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012. Shirley was born January 28, 1920 in Lodz, Poland, to the late Harry and the late Bertha Unikowsky. She moved to Boston MA, at three years old. After graduating high school, Shirley entered the workforce as a bookkeeper. Seven years later, she married Arthur Matt. They lived in Chattooga, TN, while Arthur was in the service, then moved back to Boston to raise their children, Paul and Resa. She was an active volunteer for City of Hope and a member of Temple Beth Hillel. Shirley lived in Florida for 30 years. She was a volunteer with the Treasure Chest hospice store. After moving to Las Vegas in 2000, Shirley became active in a JCC Chavurah and L'Dor V'Dor. Shirley is survived by her children Resa (Mark) Snyder of Las Vegas and Paul (Teddy Teller) Matt of Sammamish, WA; grandchildren Scott Snyder of Bozeman, MT, Keith Snyder of Sharon, MA, Alexandra Matt of Sammamish, WA and Evan Matt of Sammamish, WA; and brother Nathan Ulin of NJ. She is predeceased by her husband of 43 years, Arthur Matt and brother Irving Ulin. A graveside service will be held at 9:45 am on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at Sharon Memorial Park, 120 Canton Street, Sharon, MA 02067. Shiva will be Sunday and Monday at the home of Lori and Russell Fanara in Canton, MA. Contributions in Shirley's memory may be made to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation, www.macular.org/howhelp.html.