Matthew Calvin Nielsen

Matthew passed away on Monday, October 30, 2017. Matthew was a resident of Scottsdale, Arizona at the time of passing. He attended elementary, middle, and high school at Lakenheath, before obtaining degrees in 1996 and 1999 from the University of Notre Dame. Matthew's life will be celebrated with a prayer service on Friday evening, Nov. 3rd, from 5-8 PM at Hansen Desert Hills Chapel at 6500 E. Bell Road in Scottsdale. The funeral mass will be held on Nov. 4th at 11 AM at St. Bernard of Clairvaux Catholic Church at 10755 N. 124th Street in Scottsdale. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation in Matthew's name to one of the following organizations: Honor Health, where Matthew received treatment: https://give.honorhealth.com/ Designation: Honor Health Research Institute TGEN-a non-profit research institute that has done much to advance the fight against pancreatic cancer: https://www.tgenfoundation.org/netcommunity/donate Designation: Pancreatic Cancer PANCREATIC CANCER ACTION NETWORK: https://secure.pancan.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1520&1520.donation=form1 I loved Matt dearly as a friend and a colleague at Notre Dame.