Obituary of Lee H. Deedmeyer

Lee H. Deedmeyer, 74 of Freehold, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 1, 2008 at CentraState Medical Center, Freehold Township. Born in Freehold, he was a lifelong resident. Mr. Deedmeyer was a master craftsman sheet metal fabricator, and the owner and operator of Lee’s Sheet Metal, Freehold. He served in the Army National Guard from 1952 to 1960. He was a graduate of Freehold Borough High School. He had a love of all sports and was a true fan of the New York Yankees, the New York Giants, and the New York Knicks. He enjoyed crabbing on Long Beach Island; tending his gardens and designing stained glass. One of his greatest joys was maintaining his family’s original Victorian homestead, built by his grandfather Lee Otto Deedmeyer in 1890. Surviving are his wife of 53 years, Patricia McChesney Deedmeyer; a son and daughter-in-law, Lee H. Jr. and Tara Deedmeyer, Freehold; daughter and son-in-law, Dina and Eric Kudlack, Saddle Brook; and five loving grandchildren, Briana, Lindsey and Whitney Deedmeyer, and Frank and Ana Kudlack. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at the Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center Street, Freehold at 11:00A.M. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold. Relatives and friends may call on Monday, 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. and 7:00 to 9:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Donations in his memory to the American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691 or the National Kidney Foundation, 111 S Independence Mall E, Suite 411, The Philadelphia Bourse Building, Philadelphia, PA 19106 would be appreciated.