DeWyth was born on March 17, 1927 to George and Amalia Beltz in Bazine, Kansas. He met Esther Thies while attending school in St. John’s Lutheran College in Winfield, Kansas. They fell in love and married on August 6, 1950 in Canton, Kansas. Esther, now 95, and DeWyth enjoyed a wonderful and loving life together for 72 years. DeWyth is survived by his wife, Esther; his son, Terry (Pam) of Castle Rock, Colorado and daughter, Sherri (John) of Spicewood, Texas; his six grandchildren Sam
(Cassie), Kate (Ryan), Emily (Colton), Brooke (Nick), Jack (Traci) and David. He is also survived by six great grandchildren, Charlotte, Lincoln Abram, Silas, Claire and Knox.
During DeWyth’s studies at Concordia Seminary, he and Esther received permission from the Seminary to be married. (Students at the Seminary were not allowed to be married, without permission, at this point in Seminary history.) Their first call was to First Lutheran Church in Rosebud, Texas. Following their passion for Christ, they moved to First Lutheran Church, in Lufkin, Texas. That enabled them to establish mission churches in Cameron, Nacogdoches, and Jasper. In 1966 DeWyth accepted a call to serve Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring, Texas. His leadership helped the congregation grow and expand its ministry to the Spring/Tomball area. During his ministry at Trinity he assisted in the establishment of Resurrection Lutheran/Spring, TX., and St. Timothy/Houston, TX. DeWyth retired from full time ministry in 1991.
Following retirement from fulltime church ministry, DeWyth and Esther moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado, where they continued to support area congregations by accepting guest preaching opportunities and assisting a vacancy pastor at Trinity/Franktown, CO. Their son, Terry, would subsequently be called as pastor of Trinity/Franktown.
DeWyth and Esther moved to Castle Rock, Colorado to be a part of the Trinity Congregation in Franktown.
DeWyth and Esther enjoyed playing tennis and traveling in their RV. DeWyth was also known to go hunting with son Terry and grandson Sam (also a Lutheran Pastor) and gardening. Every one of their backyards along life’s way was a beautiful sanctuary for peace and reflection.
He will be remembered not only as a loving husband, father and grandfather, but also for a leadership style that led many people to a strong belief in Jesus Christ, guided by his own strong faith.
A memorial service and reception will be held at Bethany Lutheran Church, 3701 West Slaughter Lane, Austin, Texas 78749, at 11 am on Saturday, March 26, 2022. A link to the service follows.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Food for the Poor and Concordia Lutheran Seminary in St. Louis are requested.
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