Leon Q. Neimeyer
Leon Quentin Neimeyer, 88, died July 12, 2020, in Legend of Allentown senior living. He was the husband of the late Joyce (Isamoyer) Neimeyer. Born in Erie, he was the son of the late Warren and Esther (Geiger) Neimeyer.
He was in the Class of 1949 at Emmaus High School and lived his adult life in Mertztown.
He was a four-year Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict serving on the aircraft carrier the USS Leyte.
He retired from Tyler Pipe Industries, formerly East Penn Foundry in Macungie, in 1993.
He was a life member of the Emmaus VFW Post 7083, the Macungie Fire Company, Topton Legion, Pikeville Sportsman Association, and the Lehigh Hunting Club of Potter County.
He was a past president of the Purchasing Management Association of the Lehigh Valley and Local #295 of the International Molders Union and of High 12 International.
He was a 32nd Degree Mason of Trexlertown Lodge #326 F&AM, Lehigh Consistory of Allentown, the Rajah Temple Shrine of Reading, and a member of the Shrine Hillbilly Clan. He was also an avid golfer.
He is survived by daughters, Sandra and her husband, Bruce Hall, of Mertztown and Sheila and her husband, Kevin Van Wicklen, of Collegeville; a son, Douglas and his wife, Kelly (Herman), of Mertztown; granddaughters, Leslie Convey, Alyssa Hamm, Alexis and Emma, Kiley and Grace Van Wicklen; a grandson, Andrew Hall; great-grandchildren, Carter, Ryan, Maddy and Vayla; a sister, Lois Althouse, of Emmaus; brothers, Ron, of Allentown and Roger Flexer, of Sherman, Texas. He was predeceased by siblings, Myrtle Rose, Ernest “Bud,” Dolores Simmons and Janice Valasquez.
Contributions may be made to Shriner’s Hospital for Children, 3551 N. Broad St., Philadelphia, 19140.
Funeral and Masonic services will be held 11 a.m. July 17 in the Schantz Funeral Home, P.C., 250 Main St., Emmaus. A viewing will be held 10 to 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Social distancing measures will be in effect and all attendees are asked to wear masks.