Obituary for Dwight Lester Dittmar- His Last Big Adventure

Dwight Lester Dittmar 79 of Billings MO took his One Last Adventure to his Heavenly Home on July 8, 2024 after a ten-year battle with cancer and a stroke.

Dwight was born April 18, 1945 in Freeport Illinois to Lester and Dorothy Dittmar.  Dwight was one of 5 children, Donna, Dalvin, Doris, Dwight and Dale. The family farmed in Illinois until 1955 when they moved to Loveland, Colorado. Dwight moved to Missouri after his military service and raised his family, but his heart always longed for the mountains.

Dwight was a Navy Veteran from 1964 to 1968 proudly serving four tours to Vietnam. He was trained as an electrician and continued to use those skills as a long-time business owner in the Ozark area.  Dwight then worked in Joplin after the tornado for Rebuild Joplin with AmeriCorps volunteers reconstructing over 175 homes.  Dwight and Judy lost their house in a tornado and he was very passionate about helping other thru their crisis.

Dwight was proceeded in death by his parents, Lester and Dorothy Dittmar, two sisters, a brother and Shelby Estep his granddaughter.

Dwight is survived by his wife Judy Dittmar of 59 years. His daughter and son-in-law Mark and Shawna (Dittmar) Estep, Marionville.  His son and daughter in law, Dusty and Amy Dittmar, Billings.  Grandkids include Cheyanne and Anthony Hagler, Klayton and Josie Dittmar, Koy Dittmar and fiancé Charlee Pellegrino.  Great grandkids who miss Papa are Essie Dittmar, Aspen Hagler, Ilah Dittmar and baby Kye Dittmar arriving in September. Papa was his favorite name.  Also, brother-in-law Jeff Rumfelt and wife Terry, Bolivar, MO. Dwight is also survived by his brother Dale in Ohio City Colorado and Anne Dittmar in Loveland, CO. He was blessed with wonderful nephews, cousins, great nieces and nephews and special friends-like-family in Florida.

His favorite things were road trips and adventuring in the mountains. He loved family dinners, spending time with the grandkids where he was the biggest kid of them all and finished every day with a chocolate bar and Pepsi.

Pallbearers taking Dwight on his last trip are grandsons Klayton Dittmar, Koy Dittmar, and Anthony Hagler, and nephews Tim Dittmar, Tim Randecker and Donavan Dittmar. Honorary pallbearers are Mark Randecker, Dennis Randecker, Jeff Rumfelt, Jared Rumfelt, Chris Todd and Alex Kelly.

Services for Dwight are handled by Stumpff Funeral Home in Crane, MO. Visitation will be Friday July 12, 2024 from 9:00am to 10:00 am followed by the service at 10:00am in Stumpff Funeral Chapel, Crane, MO. Burial at Charity Cemetery in Marionville to follow.  Services officiated by Brother Ed Edwards and Logan Emmerth. The family would like to acknowledge and thank his Veterans Administration doctors, nurses and staff at the and special thanks to Mercy Oncology where he was treated like the hero he was.

In lieu of flowers, Dwight wished for donations to be made to the Shelby Estep Memorial Scholarship at Community Foundation of the Ozarks.