a stranger), playing checkers with grandkids, coffee with the guys to catch up on "news" and going to the sale barn. He was a hard worker, worked his whole life, wonderful provider for his family, taught his kids the value of a dollar "if you can't pay cash you don't need it", valued education, was a whiz at math and could do math in his head that others needed a calculator for, always had time to play cards or checkers with his grandkids and loved a good joke. Mike was preceded in death by his daughter Mary Lusajo (2017), sisters Rosemary (Dareld) Mauer and Pat Erickson, brother-in-law Willis Hurst and in-laws Joe and Ruby Madsen. Mike is survived by his wife of 50 years, Trish of Essex; son, Todd (Jamie) Delehant and family of Rhode Island; daughters, Michelle (Joel) Harrison of North Carolina, Melissa (Doug) Chambers of Essex and Amy (Cary) Delehant-Roberts of Omaha, son-in-law John Lusajo; grandchildren Emily and Evan Harrison, Austine, Jordan, Camryn, Rhys and Liam Chambers, Anthony and Zane Delehant-Roberts and Elijah, Isaiah and Malaika Lusajo; siblings Joan (Larry) Bruce, Rita Hurst and Don (Polly) Delehant, numerous nieces, nephews, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law and cousins. Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 am, Saturday, September 29, 2018 at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Imogene. Visitation with the family will be held from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Friday, September 28, 2018 at the Hackett-Livingston Funeral Home in Shenandoah. Burial will be held at the Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Imogene with military rites provided by the Shenandoah American Legion Post 88 Color Guard. In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to the family.