Dennis Dale Lutterschmidt, 63 years young, lost his battle to kidney cancer on Dec. 20, 2019.

He celebrated 29 years of marriage this year with his loving wife, Shirl (Merolli) Lutterschmidt, who couldn’t have asked for a better man to share her adventures, appointments, cries, laughs and break downs.

He was the son of Alice Lutterschmidt of Topton, and the late Sigmund Lutterschmidt.

A man who helped others, he loved volunteering for the Optimist Club of Kutztown.

Haptman for the Pennsylvania Deutsch of Freunds, he tried to keep the dialect alive.

He loved to tinker with motors, go to auctions, travel, work in his garden, and be the master griller at family reunions.

He loved and raised dogs throughout his entire life.

A graduate of Northwestern Lehigh High School, he attended Los Angeles Community College, South Plane College, Levelland, Texas, and Lehigh County Community College, Schnecksville.

He served in the Air Force and was employed by the U.S. Postal Service in the Lehigh Valley as a mechanic.

In addition to his wife and mother, he leaves behind his mother-in-law Theresa Merolli of Topton; brothers Richard (Kathy) Lutterschmidt and Ernest (Cathy) Lutterschmidt, all of Kutztown; brother-in-law Nick (Stella) Merolli of Florida; sister-in-law Sharon Merolli of Oaks; and nieces and nephews in Kutztown, Florida, Colorado and New Jersey.

He will be greatly missed by friends and family.

Services will be 11 a.m. Dec. 27 in Henry Auditorium at The Lutheran Home at Topton.

Visitation is 10-11 a.m. Interment will be private.

Condolences may be offered to the family at kellerfuneralhomes.com.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Grace Lutheran Church, 1 S. Home Ave, Topton, PA 19562 or to Zion Moselem Lutheran Church, 340 Moselem Church Road, Kutztown, PA 19530.

Arrangements were made by Keller Funeral Homes Inc., Fogelsville.