Matthew Calvin Nielsen
Matthew Calvin Nielsen, 44, passed away at his Scottsdale, AZ. home on Oct. 30, 2017, surrounded by his adoring family, after an 18-month heroic battle with pancreatic cancer. Formerly from Naperville and Chicago, Illinois, Matthew was a patent attorney and partner with Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP in Chicago, Illinois. Matthew was born on Sept. 5, 1973 at R.A.F. Lakenheath Hospital in Suffolk, England. He attended elementary, middle, and high school at Lakenheath, before obtaining degrees in 1996 and 1999 from the University of Notre Dame. An avid runner, Matthew completed three Chicago Marathons. He was passionate about and maintained a marine aquarium in his Naperville home. He played on a weekly men's Naperville soccer team, which has been named FC Nielsen United, in his honor. Each year, he helped coach his son's basketball and soccer teams. Matthew is survived by his parents, Dr. Steven K. Nielsen of Omaha and Rosanne M. Nielsen of Naperville, IL., his wife Carrie, son Ryan and daughter Lauren, aunts Patty Godden and Deb Bichel, uncles Chris Hughes and Dennis Godden, and cousins Greg Bichel, Debra Godden, Teresa Hughes, and Jennifer Davis. Matthew is preceded in dea...[more]View Full Online Obituary and Tributes
by Barbara and Martin Nielsen, Alma and Daniel Hughes, and Brian Godden. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Hansen Mortuaries and Cemetery in Scottsdale, AZ. Matthew's life will be celebrated with a prayer service on Friday evening, Nov. 3rd, from 5-8 PM at Hansen Desert Hills Chapel at 6500 E. Bell Road in Scottsdale. The funeral mass will be held on Nov. 4th at 11 AM at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church at 10755 N. 124th Street in Scottsdale. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Matthew's name to one of the following organizations: Honor Health, where Matthew received treatment: https://give.honorhealth.com/ Designation: Honor Health Research Institute TGEN--a non-profit research institute that has done much to advance the fight against pancreatic cancer: https://www.tgenfoundation.org/netcommunity/donate Designation: Pancreatic Cancer PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK: https://secure.pancan.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1520&1520.donation=form1
