James Lewis Diffenderfer, Jr.

James L. Diffenderfer, Jr.

James “Jimmy” Lewis Diffenderfer, Jr. 75, of Dalmatia, passed away with family by his side on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 in the Middletown Nursing Home.  He was born Thursday, October 17, 1940 in Shippensburg to the late James Lewis, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Frohm) Diffenderfer.

Jimmy graduated in 1959 from Hershey High School.  He served on the U.S.S. Midway in the United States Navy.  He retired from Bethlehem Steel.  Jimmy was a former racecar driver and enjoyed spending time watching the wildlife and living on his farm.

He is survived by his wife, Nancy Louise (Lesher) Diffenderfer; a son, James L. Diffenderfer, III and wife Kimberly; 2 daughters, Susan Fisher and Jodi Diffenderfer-Lenker and husband Chris; 5 grandchildren, Wyatt Diffenderfer, J.P. Lenker, Dustin Fisher and wife Natasha, Kristin Fisher, and Autumn Wehry; 3 sisters, Mary Geesey and husband Ronald, JoAnn May and husband Ronald, and Francis Light and husband Gene; and 2 aunts, Beatrice Hughi and Peggy Erdman.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at 1 PM at Geyer's United Methodist Church, 1605 S. Geyer's Church Rd., Middletown 17057.

In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in his honor to American Cancer Society, PO Box 867, Hershey, PA 17033.