The family of Eminem, born Marshall Mathers, is experiencing another loss following the passing of his maternal grandmother, Betty Kresin. According to reports, she died on March 10, 2026, at her home in Missouri at the age of 87. Family sources indicated that her death was related to complications from breast cancer. Her passing comes just over a year after the death of Eminem’s mother, Debbie Nelson, who died in December 2024 following a long battle with lung cancer. These two losses, occurring within a relatively short period, mark a difficult chapter for the Mathers family. While Eminem has often spoken about family struggles in his music, the deaths of both his mother and grandmother highlight the complex personal history that has surrounded his upbringing and career.

Betty Kresin rarely appeared in public discussions about the rapper, but she once attracted attention during a 2000 interview with the British newspaper The Mirror. At the height of Eminem’s early fame, she shared her thoughts about the sudden transformation of her grandson from the affectionate child she remembered into a controversial global music star. She expressed sadness over the distance that had grown between them and said it was difficult for her to reconcile the young boy she once knew with the bold persona reflected in his lyrics. Her comments reflected the broader tensions that often surfaced around Eminem’s family relationships during the early years of his career. In the decades that followed, Betty largely remained out of the spotlight, and it remains unclear whether the two ever fully repaired their relationship. Her passing now closes another chapter in a complicated family story that has often unfolded alongside Eminem’s rise in the music world.