Delmar Alphons Schnittker

October 8, 1935 - June 5, 2017

Grand Lake, CO – Delmar A Schnittker, 81, passed away June 5, 2017 at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado. He was born October 8, 1935 to Joseph and Elsie (Glenn) Schnittker on a farm in Pratt County. On January 27, 1956 he married Evelyn Ilene Krug in Pratt, Kansas. She preceded him in death on April 12, 2008. Delmar worked for many years on the Rock Island and Sante Fe railroads. The family moved to Joplin, MO in 1975 and operated the Ev-n-Del Rancho Motel. In 1984, Delmar and Evelyn moved to Grand Lake, CO to build and operate the Big Horn Lodge. Later, they built and operated Lakeview Bed and Breakfast outside of Grand Lake. He attended Stillwater Community Church. As an avid snowmobiler and 4-wheeler, he founded and served as Trail Boss for Trail Blazers Snowmobile Association and was also part of Grand County Search and Rescue. Delmar has traversed the entire length of the Rocky Mountains on snowmobile 3 times. They enjoyed traveling and, prior to Evelyn’s death, they do-si-do’d together with Never Summer Squares. He is survived by his three daughters, Caren Schnittker of Great Bend, KS; Cheryl (Martin) Brown of Diamond, MO; and, Crystal (Marty) Buck of Bakersfield, CA; sister, Joleen Tustin of Great Bend, KS; sister-in-laws Ginger Cates, Claflin, KS; Rose Krug, Bartlett, TN; Barbara Krug, 99 Springs, KS; brother and sister-in-law, Roger & Marilyn Krug, Wichita, KS; six grandchildren, Tyler Brown, Amanda (Shiloh Williams) Brown, Alyson (Cody) Platner, Turner (Jessica Whitman) Brown, Megan (Ethan) Bolender and Austin Buck; four great grandchildren, Alex, Kaylee and Adam Brown and Sydney Platner; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his wife and parents; sister, Norma Jean Kramp; brothers, Leon Schnittker and Brother Michael H. Schnittker; and grandson Jonathan Schnittker; brothers-in-laws Richard Krug, Ralph Krug and Donald Cates. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, June 10, 2017 at Larrison Mortuary, 300 Country Club Road, Pratt with Marty Buck presiding. Burial will follow at Maud Cemetery, Cunningham, Kansas. Memorials may be made to the Grand Lake Trailgrooming, Inc., Grand County Search and Rescue, or Leukemia Association in care of Larrison Mortuary.