Obituary for Jeffrey Gemeinhardt | Strong-Hancock Funeral Home
- Date Of Birth: July 9, 1963
- Date Of Death: April 2, 2011
- State: Maine
Jeffrey Allan Gemeinhardt, 47, passed away unexpectedly on April 2, 2011. A resident of Newcastle for the past 4 years, he is originally from New Jersey, Pennsylvania and had lived in Palmer Lake Colorado for 11 years prior to moving to Maine. Jeff had been in the army and started his career as a land surveyor at that time, and then attended school and received a degree in civil engineering in Colorado graduating at the top in his class. Jeff’s soul has always belonged in nature, hiking, fishing, hunting, and rowing his handmade kayak or canoe on area lakes and ocean waters. He had been quite a hunter for a while in his youth and young adult life. He had a great love for the outdoors, watching wildlife and often used these observations in his work. He was an excellent and talented wood carver of many species of wood ducks, fish and sea life, he also built many of the pieces of furniture in the family home. One of his most special accomplishments was a hand made canoe he built completely on his own that he enjoyed taking out on the lake with his four girls. He was also an avid gun collector, enjoyed going to Pow Wows and Muzzle loader shoots, and hand crafted many traditional style bows and arrows, as well as designed and handcrafted several muzzle loading rifles. Jeff is survived by his wife, Crystal Jacquelle Gemeinhardt, and his 4 beautiful daughters, Andrea Nicole (15), Sarah Beth (11), Julia Renae (9) and Leah Jacquelle (4), and the family dog, Rosie all of Newcastle. He is also survived by his mother, Patricia E. Gemeinhardt, of Beach Lake PA; and his sister, Jennifer LeRoux and her husband Marc LeRoux and their 3 children, Erica, Edward, and Paul. He is also survived by an aunt and uncle of Jefferson, James and Susan Barker and 2 cousins, Michael and Matthew; as well as an uncle, Leonard Meyers and his wife MaryAnn, and 2 cousins Ned and Jack from Landrum, SC. He is also survived by his Mother in law, Lorena Smith; 4 brothers-in-law; 4 sisters-in-law, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his sister, Janet Canfield; his Grandmother, Ellen Meyers of Jefferson; grandfather, Leonard Meyers; as well as his biological father, Americo Merlino, and his adopted father, Donald Gemeinhardt.