Mr. Matthew “Matt” Joseph Lutter, of Stirling, Alberta, beloved husband of Mrs. Valerie Lutter, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at the age of 87 years with his family by his side.

Matt was born in a small Hungarian village, Demecser, Hungary, on March 24, 1937. In 1955, he graduated from the Széchenyi István Economic Technical School in Nyíregyháza with a degree in finance and accounting. After the Hungarian Revolution started in 1956, he left Hungary and spent a few years in the Austrian refugee camp before settling in Canada.

In 1968, he married Valerie Lutter (Horvath) in Lethbridge and later settled in Stirling, Alberta. They remained happily married for fifty-six years until his death. They had two children: Matthew Anthony Lutter and Erika Lutter.

Matt worked at Canadian Dressed Meats (Burns) for thirty years before retiring. In his spare time, he liked collecting stamps and coins, gardening, and farming.  Additionally, Matt enjoyed watching sports and visiting with friends.

Besides his loving wife, Valerie, Matt is survived by his daughter Erika Lutter; son Matthew A. Lutter; sister Erzsébet Lutter; brother Imre Sándor Lutter; niece Krisztina Lutter; and nephew Imre Lutter, in addition to many other cousins and relatives.

Matt has been predeceased by his parents Sándor Lutter and Erzsébet Lucza; brother Sándor Lutter; and nephew Sándor Lutter.

A Funeral Service will be held at 2:00 pm, Wednesday, March 26, 2025, AT MARTIN BROTHERS RIVERVIEW CHAPEL, 610 – 4 STREET SOUTH, LETHBRIDGE, Alberta, with Deacon Peter Lilienthal, officiating. To watch the service via livestream, please go to https://youtube.com/live/TNpK7fRaDbk

Interment will follow the Service at the Stirling Cemetery.