{"id":6168,"date":"2014-03-17T09:54:03","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T13:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=6168"},"modified":"2014-03-17T09:54:03","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T13:54:03","slug":"delane-smitty-schmidt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/delane-smitty-schmidt\/","title":{"rendered":"Delane “Smitty” Schmidt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Delane “Smitty” Schmidt<\/strong>, 79, of Payne, passed away Friday, March 14, 2014 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center.<\/p>\n

Delane was born in Dixon, Ohio on July 30, 1934, a son of the late Luella (Shaffer) and Albie Schmidt.<\/p>\n

He served in the U.S. Army from 1955 to 1957. Delane retired in 1996 as machine repairman at Chrysler Corp; was a member of Divine Mercy Catholic Parish; Payne American Legion & Amvets and Van Wert VFW Post.<\/p>\n

On Feb. 7, 1959 he married Donnie Lumsden.<\/p>\n

He will be sadly missed by his wife, Donnie; son, Bruce Eugene (Brenda) of Payne; siblings, Lloyd (Joanie) of Montrose, CO, Theresa (John) Grutsch of Fort Wayne & Darlene (Charles) Boettler of Lakewood, CO; 5 grandchildren & 3 great grandchildren.<\/p>\n

Delane was also preceded in death by his son Edward Joseph & brother, Lewis.<\/p>\n

Viewing is Monday 4-7:30 pm, with the rosary recited at 7:30 pm at Dooley Funeral Home, 5761 SR 500, Payne, where viewing is also, Tuesday 9-9:30 am.<\/p>\n

His Funeral Mass is at Divine Mercy Catholic Church, Payne, at 10 am on Tuesday, March 18th.<\/p>\n

Delane will be laid to rest at St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery.<\/p>\n

Memorials are to Autism Research Foundation.<\/p>\n

Condolences and fond memories may be shared at www.dooleyfuneralhome.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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