Keith Nielsen, 46, from New Tripoli, died Nov. 18, 2013.

He was the husband of Carletta (Marrible) Nielsen.

Born in Upper Darby and raised in New Tripoli, he was a son of Dale and Peggy Nielsen, with whom he resided.

A 1985 graduate of Northwestern Lehigh High School, he was on the championship track and field team and the wrestling team.

He was very involved in local church activities and Word of Life Youth Group at Northern Valley Evangelical Church, where he attended.

Having received an athletic scholarship in wrestling to Ithaca College, where his major was recreational therapy with exercise science, he interned at Harmanville Rehab Hospital working with traumatic brain injury patients.

He graduated in 1989, worked at Sunrise Rehabilitation Hospital in Florida and became a personal therapist to a brain injury patient in the Bahamas.

After returning to the Lehigh Valley, he was employed in numerous health clubs and transitioned into corporate fitness for AT&T and Lucent Technologies.

He later went to work for SSI, where he was a dedicated and passionate sales and design consultant for advanced fire suppression systems.

In addition to his parents and wife, he is survived by a son, Cody; daughter Karina; brothers Gary and wife, Nancy, Glenn and wife, Jean Ann, Gregg and wife, Kim, and Kirk and fiancée, Heather Marano; sister-in-law Sue Nielsen; two uncles; 11 nieces and nephews; and one great-niece.

His memorial service will be noon Nov. 22, at Northern Valley Evangelical Free Church, 7343 Gun Club Road, New Tripoli, with the Rev. Steve Santos officiating. Visitation will be 10 a.m.-noon in the church.

Interment will follow at the church cemetery.

Condolences may be offered to the family at kellerfuneralhomes.com.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the church, which Keith helped to build.