Matthew J. “Matt” Hass, age 52, of Sauk Centre, passed away unexpectedly Sept. 1, 2024, while on a hunting and fishing trip in Cold Bay, Alaska.
A funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13, at First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre with the Rev. Michael Carlson officiating. Interment will be in the Spicer City Cemetery in Spicer.
Visitation will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre and 10-11 a.m. Friday at the church.
Matthew Jim Hass was born Aug. 31, 1972, in Hallock, to Brian and Cynthia (Heldt) Hass. He graduated from Willmar High School and furthered his education, graduating from North Dakota State University. He married Greta Ogdahl Sept. 8, 2007, at Calvary Lutheran Church in Willmar. Matt worked at Nutrien Ag Solutions in Sauk Centre for 28 years.
He was a member of First Lutheran Church in Sauk Centre. Matt enjoyed duck and goose hunting, turkey hunting, fishing, deer hunting with his daughters, snowmobiling, playing and coaching softball with his daughters, winning at cornhole, losing at Sequence, and being the worlds okayest brother.
Matt was a very wonderful man. He always gave 100% of himself in what he was doing. If it was work, it was 100%. If it was his family, it was 100%. If it was hunting or fishing, it was 100%. If it was being a friend, it was 100%. If it was playing catch with his girls or pitching balls in the backyard or researching bats for his girls, he was in 100%. Teaching his daughters to hunt, you guessed it, 100%.
He was so kind and compassionate to those he held close and even to strangers. His customers were not only his customers, they were his friends. He loved working with his customers and helping them prosper. He was so great at his career and he loved it 100%. Matt was a wonderful father to his girls; he pushed them, he helped them learn new things with patience and understanding and he answered all the questions. He was a wonderful husband who always had a comforting hug and an I love you! He loved his girls, all three of us, with such fierceness.
Survivors include his wife, Greta Hass of Sauk Centre; two daughters, Megan and Grace, both at home; sister, Cate (Josh) Gobershock of Bend, Oregon; brother and sisters-in-law, Michele (Paul) Maynard of Hawick, Jason (Heather) Ogdahl of New London and Carrie Ogdahl of Willmar; and many nieces, nephews, and a wonderful village of friends, who we consider family.
Matt was preceded in death by his parents, grandparents, mother-in-law and brother-in-law.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.
Arrangements were made with Patton-Schad Funeral and Cremation Services of Sauk Centre.
