Ned E Diefenderfer b. 03 Dec 1934 Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania d. 14 Jul 2010 Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania

1934 - 2010

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Born	03 Dec 1934	Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Gender	Male
Died	14 Jul 2010	Wyomissing, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Buried	Charles Evans Cemetery, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Person ID	I243919	Strausstown Roots
Last Modified	31 Jan 2016

Father	Edwin Rhine Diefenderfer, b. 28 Apr 1908, Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania , d. 22 Apr 1976, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Mother	Dorothy Bressler, b. 08 Nov 1915, Auburn, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania , d. 25 Apr 1978, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Family ID	F79969	Group Sheet

Family	Joan A McCall, b. 13 Dec 1935, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania , d. 28 Nov 2019, Cumru Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Last Modified	30 Nov 2019
Family ID	F99286	Group Sheet

Sources

[S2] Reading Eagle, on-line, 18 Jul 2010.
Ned E. Diefenderfer, 75, Wyomissing, died July 14, 2010, in Reading Hospital and Medical Center, surrounded by his family and friends during a courageous battle with cancer. He was the husband of Joan A. (McCall) Diefenderfer, with whom he shared over 50 wonderful years of marriage and friendship.

Born in Auburn, he was the only son of the late Edwin R. and Dorothy (Bressler) Diefenderfer.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by his two children, Mark A. Diefenderfer, Sinking Spring; and Kristin A., wife of Peter J. Kearney, Exeter Twp.

Ned and his family were active members of Peace Lutheran Church in the Riverside community of Reading. They also participated in the services of Atonement Lutheran Church in Wyomissing.

Ned graduated from Reading High School in 1952. After graduation, he worked briefly for Willson Products and independently sold insurance and real estate.

He served in the U. S. Army from 1957 to 1959.

In 1959, he began a 36-year career with Carpenter Technology Corp. He spent that entire career at Carpenter in the production control and production management areas of the business and retired in 1995, as director of purchasing.

During his working career, he also served 20 years as an instructor for the Dale Carnegie Course.

As a lifelong resident of Reading and Berks County, he dedicated a large part of his life to his community. He served on numerous boards of organizations committed to helping people and improving the quality of life in the community.

Those boards included the United Way of Berks County, the Reading and Berks County YMCA, the Reading Phillies and the Lutheran Home at Topton.

Ned also served as secretary for the Wyomissing Foundation for over 15 years until retiring from that position in December 2009.

Among his numerous community service awards,he received the United Way Wilbur H. Doran Award in 1994, the Reading and Berks County YMCA Champions of Youth Award in 2009 and the Easy Does It Making a Difference Community Service Award in 2009.

Ned was an avid baseball fan and was very involved with the Reading Phillies. He spent most winters with his wife and friends in Clearwater, Fla., enjoying the Philadelphia Phillies Spring Training Camp.

Ned's community involvement was motivated by his strong desire to help people in need and his belief that the greatest waste today is the waste of human potential. He will be missed but fondly remembered by all those he touched.

A memorial service to celebrate Ned's life will be held on Saturday, July 24, at 11 a.m. in Atonement Lutheran Church, 5 Wyomissing Blvd., Wyomissing, PA 19610 .

A visitation with Ned's family in the church will begin at 9:30 a.m., prior to the service. Burial will be private at the convenience of the family.