Christine E. Neumeyer

Christine E. Neumeyer, 94, of Northville MI, longtime resident of Huntington, NY, passed away peacefully on December 13, 2017. Beloved wife of 60 years to Charles L. Neumeyer until his death in 2004. Loving mother of Charles L. Neumeyer, Jr., the late Kenneth C. Neumeyer, and Joanne N. DeSilva. Dearest mother-in-law of Leslie B. Neumeyer and Peter A. DeSilva. Proud grandmother of Melissa L. Neumeyer, Charles L. Neumeyer III, Eric R. Neumeyer and John C. DeSilva. Christine was born in Brooklyn, NY on September 9, 1923 to recent German immigrants Clara and Conrad Hockman. She was the eldest sibling with sisters Claire and Lillian and brother Henry. She attended St. Monica’s Elementary School and Jamaica High School in Queens, NY. She married Charles on January 24, 1944 in Chicago where they arranged a rendezvous while he was off-duty during WWII. She was employed for two years as a secretary at the Bank of Manhattan and for ten years at the NY Telephone Company where she rose to the position of Supervisor in the Business office until leaving to start a family. Charles and Chris’ first home was in Hempstead, NY. They moved to Huntington in 1957 where they raised their family. In retirement they enjoyed life in Palm City, Florida, living in a house on a golf course with a pool that the grandchildren loved to visit. She relocated to Northville, MI, near her daughter Joanne, and has been a resident at the Brighton Garden’s assisted living facility since 2006. She will be remembered as a person of dignity, kindness, and unwavering commitment to family. As a youngster she was largely responsible for her siblings. While seeing her husband off on his daily commute to NYC and tending to the needs of her children, she also saw to the needs of her aging mother. Family was always her first priority. Burial will take place at St. Patrick’s Cemetery in Huntington, NY. Donations in her name may be made to Brighton Gardens of Northville, 15870 N. Haggerty Road, Plymouth MI 48170.