Matthew Eugene Forsyth

Matthew Eugene Forsyth, 47, died on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 of cardiac failure in Long Lake, MN.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020 at Our Lady of Lourdes in Columbia. The family also will host a reception from 2:30 to 4 p.m. at the Country Club of Missouri in Columbia.
A Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. on, Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020 at the Holy Name of Jesus Church, Wayzata, MN.
Matt was born on June 8,1973 in Columbia to Gene and Joan Forsyth. He graduated from Hickman High School at Columbia. He received a bachelor of science degree in agriculture from the the University of Missouri-Columbia and a bachelor degree in civil engineering from the University of Minnesota. He was a member of Alpha Gamma Sigma Fraternity.
Matt and Ellen Siebenborn were married Sept. 11, 1999 in Trenton. Throughout his life Matt loved being outdoors hunting, fishing and hiking with family and friends. Matt was an Eagle Scout with Troop 6 and continued to support the scouts as his children grew. He spent hours coaching and practicing sports with his children, sometimes learning with them. Ice hockey, baseball, volleyball, football and soccer kept the Forsyth family connected to each other and their community.
Weekends and summers found Matt with his children and their cousins riding four-wheelers or bowhunting at his family farm near Columbia or at Ellen’s home along No Creek in north Missouri. Matt especially enjoyed spending time with his dad checking cattle or fixing fence at their farm near Columbia.
This spring Matt took on the challenge of taking four nephews and Clay trout fishing at Bennett Springs, some for their first time. Matt was blessed with an abundance of patience. Matt was truly a gift of love to his family and to Ellen’s family. Uncle Matt was a special friend to his nieces and nephews.
Matt is survived by his wife, Ellen Siebenborn Forsyth; daughter, Maddison and sons, Clayton and Jacob; father, Gene Forsyth; sister, Kate (Rob) Quinn; niece and nephews, Hunter, Parker and Ashley Quinn; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bill and Sarah Siebenborn; sister-in-law, Katie (Eric) Williams and nephews Aiden, Tyler and Logan Williams; brother-in-law, Andrew (Michelle) Siebenborn, and nieces, Katalina Couch and Annabelle Siebenborn; uncles Jim (Judy) Crow; and Jim (Dorothy) Fennewald; and aunts, Sr. Janice Fennewald, SSND, Sr. Jennette Fennewald, SSND and Joyce (Bob) Springer.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Joan; a brother, Fred; and a sister, Beth Forsyth. 
Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association or the donor’s favorite local youth sports organization.