LEE H. DEEDMEYER, 74, of FREEHOLD

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LEE H. DEEDMEYER, 74, of FREEHOLD
May 4, 2008
LEE H. DEEDMEYER, 74, of FREEHOLD, peacefully entered into eternal rest on Thursday, May 1, 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, New York Giants, and 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.

Relatives and friends may call from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday, at the Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center St., Freehold. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery, Freehold. Donations in his memory to the American Heart Association, 1 Union St., 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.

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Franz Dietmeier

Franz Dietmeier was born in Basbach, Baden, Germany, November 16, 1863, the son of Jacob and Catherine (Graf) Dietmeier, natives of Germany. His father was a merchant and a well- to-do citizen of Basbach. Franz was educated in the Latin schools of his native land, and at the age of 16 years he came to America, located at Freehold, New Jersey, where he continued his studies until September 1880, when he accepted a position as tutor in the family of Peter McKeogh, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He remained there until the spring of 1881, when he returned to Freehold, and taught in a private family until the following September, when he went to Norwich, Connecticut. He continued to teach languages in that city until 1883, and in June of that year he visited his native land. In the meantime he had commenced the study of law on January 1, 1882, under the preceptorship of Ripley & Cooke, of Norwich, and on his return from Europe continued his studies. He was admitted to the bar at Norwich in March 1885, and began to practice at Waterbury, Connecticut. During the time he was engaged in his legal studies he occasionally taught school for the purpose of acquiring means to continue his studies. He continued to practice at Waterbury, where he was also editor of the New England Wachenblatt, until February 1888, when he came to Williamsport, and began to practice here that fall. He is listed in the City directories as a lawyer from 1889 until 1895. In 1897, he changed the spelling of name to Frank Deedmeyer. In 1900, he married Minnie, daughter of Emanuel and Margaret Lininger, of Williamsport. He was a member of the Catholic church. His name disappears from the directory after 1901.