On December 13, 2025 Elizabeth May Matthews went home to be with her Lord. Elizabeth was preceded in death by her beloved late husband Ralph George Matthews, Sr. Elizabeth is survived by her devoted children Elizabeth A. Elliott (the late Lester), Christine M. Knill, Ralph G. Matthews, Jr., David A. Matthews (Dawn), Lorie L. Mayeski (Paul). Also survived by her sister Mary Waudby, fourteen grandchildren, and many great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at the family-owned Duda-Ruck Funeral Home of Dundalk, Inc. 7922 Wise Avenue on Friday December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM (which happens to be Elizabeth's 70th wedding anniversary). Friends may visit on Thursday December 18, 2025 from 2-4 & 6-8 PM. Internment Oak Lawn Cemetery.