In Memoriam: Frank J. Niedermayer

From The Berlin Memorial Funeral Home.

Frank Joseph Niedermayer, 93, husband of Grace (Nesta) Niedermayer for 72 years, passed away on Thursday, January 14, 2016, at the State Veterans’ Hospital in Rocky Hill.

Born in Austria to the late Joseph F. and Mary (Lang) Niedermayer, Frank immigrated to the United States at age five and lived in New Britain for twenty-five years before moving to East Berlin, where he resided for almost sixty years.

Frank was a 1941 graduate of New Britain High School and E.C. Goodwin Technical School and became a Master Electrician. He was formerly employed at Landers Frary and Clark in New Britain and also at Kaman Aircraft in Bloomfield. He proudly served his country in WWII with the Fifth Army and saw a good deal of action in the European Theater. Frank was a charter member of VFW Post 10732 in Berlin.In his earlier years, Frank enjoyed bowling, fishing and gardening, and loved to visit the Connecticut shoreline.

In addition to his wife Grace, Frank is survived by his children, Frances (Arthur) Boyle of Newington, Nancy (Louis) Urso of Southington, and Joseph Niedermayer and his partner, Rhonda Cassin of Bristol.

He also leaves eight grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren, (whom he cherished), a brother-in-law, Alfonso Nesta of Kensington, and several nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Frank was pre-deceased by his daughter and son-in-law, Maryann and Lincoln Schafer and his sister, Josephine Charamut.

The family wishes to thank the entire nursing staff of the B-Lower Unit at the Veterans’ Hospital in Rocky Hill for their excellent care and compassion.

Funeral Services will be held at The Berlin Memorial Funeral Home, 96 Main Street, Kensington, on Tuesday January 19, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. Friends and family are invited to call one hour prior to service. Burial with military honors at Wilcox Cemetery in East Berlin will immediately follow the services.

To share memories of Frank with his family, please visit www.berlinmemorialfuneralhome.com