Longtime Delbert Edwin French, 76, of Arvada, Wyoming, died Tuesday, January 11, 2022 surrounded by his family in Utah. Delbert died of a late diagnosis of lung and liver cancer.
No funeral services will be held; however, a Life Gathering Celebration will be held in Arvada in late summer 2022 (date to be announced). The family encourages friends and community members to share reminiscences, stories and photos etc. on Wiscombe Memorial’s website, wiscombememorial.com.
Delbert was born in Gillette on December 17, 1945 to Henry John and Della Rae (West) French. After growing up in Arvada and graduating from Arvada High School in 1963, he enlisted in the United States Navy. He and his brother Roy Dwight French served together in Naval Air Force Patrol Squadron VP-19 in Vietnam.
After his service, Delbert married Lois Marie McHoes in 1969 and had four children.
Delbert loved to fly airplanes, ride motorcycles and hike wherever his feet took him. While living in California, Delbert took his children to Wyoming for a month each summer, which became a high point in their lives. He was a man of integrity, honesty and good nature.
He worked for companies like Burlington Northern Railroad and Pacific Bell. He will be remembered as a kind, loving and gentle person.
He is survived by his children Daniel Christopher French, Adele Marie Maynes (Daniel Maynes) of Ogden, Utah, Rebecca Benet Seidel (Travis Seidel) of West Jordan, Utah, and Sarah Rae French of Farmington, New Mexico; eight grandchildren; a great-grandson; two sisters, D’Lynn Schye (Jack Schye) of Glasgow, Montana, and Ellen Widhalm (Tom Widhalm) of Great Falls, Montana; Brother Sam French of Denver, Colorado; and Aunt Mary French of Hulett, Wyoming.
His parents preceded him in death; and two brothers, Roy Dwight and William Ray French.
This paid obituary was provided by the family.
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