M. Clyde Norelli, Sr., 91, died peacefully at home Feb. 2, 2016. He was the husband of Jane Pauline (Maiorana) Norelli for 67 years. Born in Gulfport, Miss., he was the son of the late Charles and Mae (Hitt) Norelli.

He spent his youth in Philadelphia, Miss., then moved to New York City at the age of five.

He was a veteran of World War II, enlisting in the U.S. Army in 1942 and served as a medic in France and Belgium from February 1944 until the end of the war in Europe in 1945.

After returning from the service he worked as an auto dealer at his father’s business, Hampton Chevrolet, Easton. They went on to found the first Volkswagen dealership in the Lehigh Valley, Lehigh Valley Volkswagen, Allentown. This award-winning dealership was nationally recognized in the areas of outstanding operational performance and service throughout the 1980s.

He graduated from Churchman’s Business College in 1948, then Chevrolet Post-Graduate School of Modern Merchandising and Management in 1952.

He was a member of the Kiwanis clubs of Easton and Allentown, where he was treasurer and the Pennsylvania Auto Dealers Association and National Auto Dealers Association.

He belonged to Trinity Episcopal Church, Easton and then St. Margaret’s Church, Emmaus, where he served on its vestry for many years and cooked many Sunday morning breakfasts. In retirement he volunteered at Lehigh Valley Hospital for 20 years and Meals on Wheels for 14 years.

He loved to play golf with his wife and friends and was a long-time member of Brookside Country Club. He and his wife traveled extensively, sharing several of their adventures with their grandsons. In his retirement he enjoyed drawing and oil painting and took pride in tending his vegetable garden and sharing produce with family and friends.

He was a devoted family man who delighted in attending all of the many events involving his children and grandchildren.

He is survived by his wife; children, Karen and her husband Nicholas Franco, of Bethlehem, Charles Clyde and his wife Wendy, M. Clyde, Jr., of Allentown and grandchildren, Alexander, Andrew, Charles and Julia.

Memorial contributions may be made to Meals on Wheels of Lehigh County, 4234 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, 18104 (http:www.mealsonwheelslc.org/) and St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church, 150 Elm St., Emmaus, 18049 (http:/stmargaretsemmaus.org/).

Arrangements were made by the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, Allentown.