Delton Edwin Schmitt

Delton Edwin Schmitt joined his Lord and Savior in heaven Monday March 30, 2020. He passed away after a short battle with blood cancer. He was 78 years old. Born in Mott, ND to Edwin and Eva Schmitt on October 30, 1941. He was

the oldest of a close knit group of siblings. Delton, Marilyn, Evelyn (deceased), Gordon and Vicki. He married his sweetheart, Betty Lou Johnson, in Glendive, MT on New Year’s Eve 1961. They raised their 3 sons Bruce (Kendra), Mike (Lori) and Dave (Cindy) in Bozeman, MT. The light of his life was their 7 grandchildren and 3 young great-grandsons. He was a barber by trade in his early career, followed by many years with the Montana Highway Department. After retiring, he followed a job move to Colorado for Betty and enjoyed working

in maintenance at Glenwood Hot Springs. They later moved to Spokane putting them close to kids and grandkids there as well as in Billings. He was a Montana farm kid and cowboy at heart. He enjoyed the outdoors - camping, hunting,

snowmobiling, horses and John Deere tractors. His faith and his family were the cornerstones of his life. He was a man of character and love for others. He was a special son, brother, husband, Papa, uncle and friend to the many lives he touched. We will be having a private family service with a Celebration of Life planned for later in the summer. Memorials can be given in Del’s name to:

A Child’s Hope (the Christian ministry that facilitated the adoption of their twin

great-grandsons) 222 W. Mission Ave. St. 250 Spokane, WA 99201 or

Pilgrim Lutheran Church 2733 W. Northwest Blvd Spokane, WA 99205.