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Glen Niedermaier

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Ontario – Glen passed away on May 20, 2024 at age 79. He was born in Rochester, NY to the late Howard and Shirley Niedermaier. Glen is survived by his wife of 57 years, Patricia (Morris) Niedermaier; children, Tobey (David) Sweezy, Shelby (Shannon) McPherson, and Jared (LaRee) Niedermaier; grandchildren, Justin (Nichole), Adam, Ethan, Elizabeth, Hailey, and Gabrielle; great grandchildren, Colin and Lexi; siblings, Ronald (Jean) and James (Cheryl) Niedermaier; Glen is also survived by many nieces and nephews. Glen spent nearly his entire life on Willits road in Ontario, NY. This is where he grew up, and his wife, Pat, was his childhood neighbor. After a brief time away, Glen and Pat came back to Willits road, where they built a house and raised their three kids. Glen was a devoted family man who spent his entire life providing for them. After his kids were grown, he loved to spend time with his grandchildren and great grandchildren, and he even managed to love the fur kids too. Glen was a “motor head” who loved cars and motorcycles, and he was always buying, tinkering with them, and selling them. He once bought a mail jeep to use as a family car. His wife Pat did not like riding as a passenger on the left, so that vehicle didn't last very long. He used to use the weeds behind his house on Willits Road as a car storage lot. His oldest daughter, Tobey, once had to straddle a hole in the floor of one of his cars while she watched the road flying by under her feet. His son, Jared, had to remove some baby mice before climbing in the back seat on the way to church. His younger daughter, Shelby, was generously provided a car from the weed lot, for a fee. Glen got in trouble a few times for driving too fast with the kids in the car, especially in his Chevelle. Every now and then he’d take a kid on the back of his motorcycle, and they’d have fun timing how fast he could go from 0 MPH to 60 MPH. He once bought a second Dodge Dart in the exact same color so his dad wouldn’t know it was another new car. Glen took another car completely apart and put it back together again, in an attempt to make it quieter! One of Glen’s accomplishments was to become an ordained minister. Glen's oldest daughter, Tobey, caused him so much grief that we suspect he agreed to marry her to Dave, just so he could make sure to stress that wives should obey their husbands. He also made sure to let Dave know that Tobey was his problem going forward. His second daughter, Shelby, took so long to find a husband that Glen was out of the marriage business by then. And Jared, being on the husband side of the equation, meant no obedience lecture needed! Glen taught himself how to play guitar, bass guitar, and the mandolin, and played in a church band for many years. Glen retired early from Kodak, where he worked as a Pipe Fitter, then went on to work as a Car Mechanic and Gas Station Attendant, as well as a few other jobs, and finally, retired again "for good", at age 75. Anyone who knew Glen knew that he was a unique combination of grumpy and kind. He had a lot of laughs and fun, however he was a think out loud grumbler who could often be heard saying "good grief woman!" or "what now!" or "oh for pity's sake!". But if you needed him, he was there. He was a friend to many and was known for being kind and a good listener. His friends and coworkers loved to talk to him, and he was known for long conversations. How to sum up a life in so many paragraphs? We haven’t even covered the sunbathing ritual in the backyard, launching his golf ball from the green into the woods during a game, taking the kids fishing and forgetting to bring the fish up before starting the motor, licking the ice cream lid, plate, or bowl, turning down his hearing aid when he didn’t want to listen to Pat, to name a few. In an attempt to summarize the impact that Glen made on those who knew him, he had it all figured out. The best kind of life is not the one with the money, fortune or fame. It was the life he lived, which was as a loyal and loving husband and father, fun and silly grandpa, welcoming and kind father-in-law, and friend to many. He will be forever missed by all who knew him. Family and friends may gather for visitation from 4-6 PM on Friday (June 7) at Murphy Funeral & Cremation Chapels, 1961 Ridge Rd., Ontario, NY 14519. Contributions in memory of Glen may be directed to American Diabetes Association, www.diabetes.org or to American Heart Association, www.heart.org. To leave the family an online condolence, please visit Glen’s tribute wall, www.murphyfuneralservices.com.