Matt Fall, age 90, of Clayton, WI, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2017, at Cumberland care & rehab in Cumberland, WI.

He was born on October 26, 1926, on the family farm in Clayton, WI, Vance Creek Township, to Carl and
Anna (Koruc) Fall. He attended rural Jones Creek Grade School and Clayton High School. How he enjoyed telling of his long walks to grade school taking shortcuts through the woods and his frozen lunches!

Matt was a dairy farmer all his life except for in the mid-1940's that he spent working in a lumber mill in Raymond, WA, and harvesting grain in the Dakotas. He purchased his Vance Creek Township farm in 1948.

On June 23, 1951, he was united in marriage to Phyllis Grosskreutz at Zion Lutheran Church, Turtle Lake, WI.
Last June, they celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary. They became the parents of five children, Julie, Beverly, Jerry, Nicholas and Robert.

With their pickup camper, Matt and Phyllis enjoyed many camping trips throughout Wisconsin and nearby states. He especially enjoyed the towns along the south shore of Lake Superior and they took in the Bayfield Apple Festival. But, his highlight of traveling and camping was driving on the Alcan Highway to Alaska in 1982 and 1992. This included visiting relatives in the state of Washington on their return trip home. Many weekends were spent at their cabin near Siren, WI, with family. He especially enjoyed the 4th of July parade, Wild Bill's auctions, the Lion's Club garage sales and various events and sites in that area.

Matt was a very active member of the Holy Trinity Orthodox Church all his life and was proud that his grandfather, Joseph Fall, was one of the builders of the current church building in 1920. How pleased he was to have the sixth generation of family attending the parish.

He loved his family dearly and was proud of each and everyone's accomplishments. He especially loved watching "the little ones" playing. Deer hunting was a favorite fall event after a busy spring and summer season of crop and farm work. Winter was more relaxing watching wildlife and feeding the birds.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Anna Fall, brothers Mike, Elecksey, and John Fall, sister Olga Anton, and nephew Michael Fall.

Matt leaves to celebrate his memory, his wife, Phyllis, daughters, Julie (Tom) White, New Richmond, and Beverly (Jerry) Kistner, New Richmond. Sons Jerry (Susan) Fall, Clayton, Nicholas, New Richmond, and Robert, Clayton.

His grandchildren, Jason (Jill) Kistner, Hudson, Bryan (Mary) White, Elysian, MN, Jessica (Tim) Bingham, Athens, Jacob (Valerie) Fall, Clear Lake, Megan (Tony) Jansa, Clear Lake, and Lynnae (Mike) Nehring, Boyceville. Ten great-grandchildren (the 11th coming in August), Elizabeth and Lauren White, Daylen Kistner, Isaac, Egan, and Alex Bingham, Evelyn and Jayden Fall, Arleigh Jansa, and Kierra Nehring.

His brothers, Joseph (Clarice) Fall, Barron, Peter (Diane) Fall, Clear Lake, Walter (Sharon) Fall, New Richmond, and sister Helen (Wilbur) Falkenthal, New Richmond. Also, his sister-in-law, Delores Pederson, Cumberland, and many nieces and nephews, relatives and friends.

Pallbearers are Jason and Jill Kistner, Bryan and Mary White, Jacob and Valerie Fall, Tim and Jessica Bingham, Tony and Megan Jansa and Mike and Lynnae Nehring.

May his memory be eternal!