Matthew Joseph Reinhart

January 6, 1926 – July 21, 2016

The death of Mr. Matthew Joseph Reinhart of Humboldt, SK, (and formerly of St. Benedict, SK), occurred at Humboldt District Hospital on Thursday, July 21, 2016.  He was 90 years of age.  Matthew Joseph Reinhart was born at  the Wakaw Hospital, on January 6, 1926, to Frank and Anna (Kampman) Reinhart.  He began school at Basin Lake for two months until its closure and then went to Minaki School in St. Benedict.  He went to St. Peter’s College in Muenster for Gr. 9 and 10 and returned to St. Benedict for Gr. 11.  Matthew loved sports and was active in baseball, hockey and curling.  He curled in the first car bonspiel in Nipawin in 1948.  He, Harvey Kroll, Louis Moker and Adolf Wunderlich took the train to Nipawin, along with their own curling rocks and the bonspiel lasted nearly two weeks.  They didn’t come home with any cars, but lots of memories.  Matthew married Maxine (Frie) on June 15, 1953 and together they started their married life, home, farm and family.  He took great pride in farming and was very precise and particular in all that he did.  In 1953, he took the job of ploughing snow in St. Benedict and Reynaud along with 40 miles of country roads. He kept that job for 25 years.   Matthew is often remembered for coaching the St. Benedict Senior hockey team (Sabres) for 20 years and leading the team to the Provincial D Championship in 1980-81.  The tales from those years will live on for a long time.  He had a passion for hunting and spending time with his close friends who have gone before him.  There may have been a card game or two in there as well!  In later years, he took to restoring tractors and then woodworking.  Matthew is survived by his wife Maxine; daughter Maureen (Marvin) Renneberg and family,  Tyler (Megan) and great- granddaughter Brynlee, Nicole (Greg Elkington), and Dana (Brandon Pituley); daughter Kathleen (Steven) Lindsay and family, Stacy (Daniel Au-Yeung), and Tara (Kyle) Gordon; daughter Marleen (Scott) Gehlen and family, Calleigh and Grace.  He is also survived by his sisters Etta Deutscher and Anna Deutscher; sisters-in-law, Armella Frie, Luella Frie; and brother-in-law Douglas Frie. Matthew was predeceased by brothers  Lawrence and Raymond (infant), and sisters Leona Ebert and Marie Courchene.   It was a life well lived.  The Funeral Mass was offered at St. Benedict R.C. Church, St. Benedict, on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., celebrated by Fr. Colin Roy.  Others taking part were:  Tyler Renneberg, crossbearer; Gail Medernach and Mona Jasken, scripture readers; Annette Collins, intentions; Marleen Gehlen, eulogist; Nicole Renneberg and Dana Renneberg, giftbearers; Theresa Hessdorfer and Francis Baron, memorial table attendants.  Honorary pallbearers were “all those who shared in Matthew’s life”.  Active pallbearers were David Deutscher, Ken Deutscher, Michael Deutscher, Doug Ebert, Garry Frie, and Jim Bridgeman.  Interment followed at St. Benedict R.C. Cemetery.  Memorial donations may be directed to either the Heart and Stroke Foundation or the Humboldt District Hospital Foundation General Equipment Fund.

This Notice Is Courtesy Of
Schuler-Lefebvre Funeral Chapel - Humboldt, Saskatchewan
(306-682-4114)