Joseph Schmaltz, 77, Linton, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at his home. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2015 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hague, ND. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, July 20, 2015 at Myers Funeral Home where there will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation will continue for one hour before services at the church on Tuesday. Joseph Schmaltz, 77, was born May 21, 1938, the son of Balzer and Magdalena (Kraft) Schmaltz in Hague, ND. He attended Provo High School in Igloo, SD.Joseph attended college for two years and joined the National Guard. He enlisted in the United States Air Force in 1955 where he was an Electrical Technical Engineer. He retired from the Air Force in 1975. Following that time he worked at the Kennedy Space Center for 17 years. He is survived by five children, Vanessa Burritt, Monica Stanek, Sabrena Scherek, Kimberley (Abre) Chase, and Jorene (Rob) Schmaltz-Cooke; 11 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren; two brothers, Raymond (Rose) Schmaltz and Daniel (Ruth) Schmaltz, and three sisters, Lena Knoll, Mary Anne Krumholz and Barbara (Sam) Bigbie; brother-in-law, Joseph P. Smith.Joseph enjoyed various roles within the American Legion including State Commander. He had a long standing membership with the Forty & Eight. Joe was a lifelong member of AMVETS as well as Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States.He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Angeline Smith and Marcella Schmaltz.