Matthew Ryan Goehrig (29) of Branson, Missouri, was born on June 30, 1996, at Sac-Osage Hospital in Osceola, Missouri to Kimberly (Newton) Aldridge and Michael Goehrig.
In 2017, while struggling with substance abuse disorder and homelessness, Matthew turned to Communities of Recovery Experience (CORE) in Branson. There, he found a sense of community and the unwavering support he needed at one of the most difficult points in his life.
Matthew’s faith was the guiding force in his life. He had a special way with children and deeply loved his family.
Matthew is preceded in death by his grandparents, Kenneth W. Newton, Jr. and Carole Ann Newton. He leaves his wife, Shelby Evans Goehrig of Branson, MO; step-children, Braelynn and Lane; his mother, Kimberly Newton Aldridge of Collins, MO; brother, Evan Coyne of Florence, MA; sister, Chelsey Coyne of Springfield, MO; aunt, Kaylene Newton of Osceola, MO; cousins, Benjamin Tennyson and wife, Terryn (Primo) Tennyson, of Hill AFB, UT; McKennzee Newton of Springfield, MO; Beau Hoeme of Osceola, MO; and his loving extended family in western Massachusetts.
Funeral will be held on September 28, 2025 at Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel. Final Disposition Cremation.
