Elizabeth "Betty" Ann Blatt

April 2, 1922 - March 21, 2015

Age 92, of Elwood, IL passed away Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, IL. Born April 2, 1922 in Peotone, IL to the late Godfrey and Eleanor Arnstrom. She grew up on the farm in Peotone and then graduated from Joliet Township High School. After graduation she married Lt. Fred H. Blatt, Jr. of Symerton (USAAF). During World War II, Fred went to China as the replacement fighter pilot with Gen. Chenmult’s Flying Tigers. She waited on the farm until 1943 when he returned and they moved to Elwood to raise a family. They ran the local grocery store and after that closed she worked as a secretary at Laraway Grade School, retiring in 1966. He husband was on the fire department and was employed at the Joliet Arsenal, was the rural mail carrier, and soon became the Postmaster in Elwood. Betty was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Wilmington, IL. Surviving are one son, Pete and wife, Liz Blatt of Elwood; two grandchildren, Kristi and James Campbell of Las Vegas, NV; one sister, Ruth (the late Ray) Smith of Wilmington; son-in-law, George Zdralevich of Shorewood, IL; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were her husband, Fred H. Blatt, Jr. in 1983; one daughter, Cheryl; three brothers, Paul, Eugene, and Tom Arnstrom; and one sister, Margaret Peterson. Family and friends will meet at the United Methodist Church in Wilmington, Thursday, March 26, 2015 for funeral services at 11:00 a.m. Interment Mapel Hill Cemetery in Elwood. Visitation will be at the R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd. & Crematory, Braidwood Chapel, Wednesday, March 25, from 4-7 p.m. In lieu of flowers, a small donation to support her beloved cat after adoption would be appreciated.