John J. Schmitt, 65, of Kiel, died Sunday morning December 26, 2021 at Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center from complications of Covid 19. He was born on October 6, 1956 in Sheboygan, son of the late Elmer & Edwina (Casper) Schmitt. John graduated from Kiel High School. He furthered his education at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, where he earned his bachelor's degree in business. He later went on to receive his Masters of Business Administration.

On April 12, 1991, he was united in marriage to Melody Ann Dietrich at Trinity Lutheran Church, Kiel. She preceded him in death on January 17, 1998. John worked for a short time at Stoelting Inc, Kiel. He later joined HG Weber Co., where he worked for many years. He performed many tasks at HG Weber and retired as the CFO of the company.

John was an active member of the Kiel Fish and Game. He was an accomplished trap shooter and held a position on the All Star Team for many years. He was involved with many projects for the club including the rifle range. He also enjoyed hunting, especially time he could spend pheasant hunting.

He is survived by his sons; Caleb (Nicole) Schmitt, Joshua Schmitt, Matthew Schmitt, sisters; Darlene Werdeo, Janice (Ron) Gilbertson, brother; Tim (Suzanne) Schmitt, sisters-in-law; Meg Schmitt, JoAnne Schmitt, brothers-in-law; Dan Dietrich (Diana McGrath) and Dean (Kaye) Dietrich. He is further survived by numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife; Melody, brothers; James and Tom Schmitt, sister; Beverly (John) Wydner, brother-in-law; Ronald Werdeo, nephew; Jesse Werdeo.

Private family services for John were held. Burial took place at the Kiel City Cemetery.

John's family would like to thank Dr. David Deubler for his years of friendship and care. They would also like to thank the staff at Sheboygan Aurora Medical Center for all their care and compassion.