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Kretler, Matthias “Matt” and Rosemarie “Rosie” Scholarship
$1,000.00
October 2024: An award of up to $1,000 to a high school senior attending Central Noble, East Noble, Oak Farm Montessori, or West Noble high schools, who will be pursuing a full-time college degree in the Tool and Die field as a Machinist/Toolmaker for a 2-year degree or Mechanical Engineering for a 4-year degree. Applicants must have a minimum grade point average of 3.00. A recipient can re-apply in the following or subsequent years while pursuing their 2-year or 4-year degree, provided they maintain a 3.00 college GPA. Preference will be given to college students who have previously been awarded the scholarship. (DA-3)
Apply For This Scholarship – Read Below
The Community Foundation of Noble County is home to over 65 unique scholarships. For nearly all scholarships, students must take the 2025 Eligibility Quiz to be matched with these scholarships. Complete the 2025 CFNC Main Application (the 2025 CFNC Main Application will automatically show up on your “Apply” page) which collects most all data in one application such as transcripts, three required essays, community/volunteer service, extra-curricular activities/work experience, two references, etc. Then complete each named scholarship you are matched with. In most cases, you will enter in your ID# and hit submit. Some named scholarships will ask additional questions.
If you would like to apply for the Matthias “Matt and Rosemarie “Rosie” Kretler Scholarship, follow the link below to create an account. This scholarship application will automatically appear on your dashboard – from there click the “Apply” tab. If your field of study is Mechanical Engineering, be sure to check out the Ignite Your Future Scholarship that will also automatically appear on your dashboard/apply page. Reach out to Jennifer@cfnoble.org with questions. Deadline to apply to scholarships is 1/16/2025 at 11 pm.
Donor Fund Story:
This scholarship was started by Rosemarie and her children in honor of her husband Matt Kretler. Rosemarie is very appreciative of her daughters for helping her start the fund during the difficult time after Matt’s passing.
Matt was born on October 10, 1934 in Klenak, Yugoslavia. He started grade school in Yugoslavia, but when World War II started him and his family had to leave the country, because of their German name. They lived in a train for six months and from there his family was placed in a displaced person camp. The camp had buildings that housed four to six families and bed sheets or blankets divided each family. He finished his schooling in Austria and went to a trade school for woodworking. In 1952, Matt came to the United States and went to Central High in Fort Wayne to learn English. Matt was a very friendly guy and talked with everyone.
On April 11, 1959 he married Rosemarie in Toledo, Ohio at St. Mary Church where Rosemarie belonged and where she also went to grade school. He was blessed with four sons (Joseph, Robert, Richard, and John) and two daughters (Lisa Kemerly and Tina Ball). He was also blessed with several grandchildren.
Matt worked at many tool and die shops in Fort Wayne and later on in his life, he and three partners started their own shop which they named X-Y Tool in LaOtto, Indiana. One of Matt’s goals was to help his children have good jobs and all of them became tool makers. One of Rosemarie’s favorite memories of Matt was when he played soccer. She said he was happy out on the soccer field.
