Michael Schmitt

Obituary of Michael J Schmitt

Mike Schmitt was born on August 8, 1953 in Aberdeen South Dakota. His parents
were Joseph and Dalores (Malsom) Schmitt. His siblings were Joe Jr of Clarksville
Tennessee, Judy (Schmitt) Anderson of Bemidji, Minnesota, Tom of Aberdeen,
South Dakota, Craig of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and Scott of Del Rapids, South
Dakota. He was preceded in death by his parents and his beloved brother Jeff.
He leaves behind several nieces and nephews including brother Joe Jr’s children
Michelle, Daniel, and Christy, his sister Judys daughter Ayn, brother Toms children
Katie and Travis, brother Craig’s children Nikki, Jeff, Jesse, and Samantha, and
brother Scotts children Sadie, Sam, and Sommer.
Mike graduated from Aberdeen Roncalli High School in 1972 and enlisted in the
Air Force where he served until 1976 when he was Honorably discharged and
settled in Lancaster California where he met the love of his life Lori Stine. He went
on to work as a civil servant at Edwards Air Force Base at several different
organizations compiling over 40 years of service.
He and Lori were married in December of 1993 and they had one daughter, Jill. As
a young man Mike enjoyed hunting and fishing with his brothers and later in life
loved classic rock music and had an extensive collection of vinyl LP records from
that era which he cherished. He enjoyed NASCAR and NFL football and had a long
standing hobby of collecting rare beer cans which he started as a young man in
South Dakota.
Mike passed into the next life on February 21, 2019.