Mahoning County OhArchives Obituaries.....Neff, Edward Leroy January 5, 2002
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Vindicator, Sun, 6 Jan 2002 
NEFF, Edward Leroy
[Husband of Martha nee CUMMINGS]
17 Aug 1912 to 5 Jan 2002
89y 4m 19d

Edward L. Neff, 89
CANFIELD-There will be a memorial service Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Canfield 
United Methodist Church for Edward L. Neff, 89, of West Main Street, who 
passed away early Saturday morning at his residence. Mr. Neff, best remembered 
for his story telling, was born Aug. 17, 1912 on East Main Street in Canfield, 
a son of Roy J. and Laura (Noll) Neff. He was a descendent of Conrad Naff, a 
pioneer of the Western Reserve. He graduated from Mount Union College in 1934. 
He was a member of the Canfield Fire Department and the Canfield City Council. 
He was co-sponsor of the Canfield Kiwanis and started the Canfield Little 
League. He was a U.S. navy lieutenant in WWII on LST 712 and a partner in the 
Neff Co., a plumbing and electrical firm. He served as past president of the 
Youngstown Association of Plumbing Contractors.  He was a 57-year member of 
and Sunday School president at the Canfield United Methodist Church, as well 
as a 23 year member of the Faith Presbyterian Church in Sun City, Ariz. He 
loved golf, gardening and the Phoenix Suns. He leaves a daughter, Nancy Jo 
Neff of Phoenix; a son, Bruce Neff of Canfield; a brother, Robert H. Neff of 
Delray Beach, Fla.; eight grandchildren; Michael Neff of Tallahassee, Fla., 
Sharon Jeffers of Evergreen, Colo., Cassandra Harris of Phoenix, Hannah Neff 
of Amherst, Mass., Katra Neff of Denver, Colo., William and Rosa Neff of 
Leverett, Mass., and Helen Ann Neff of Canfield; and two great-grandchildren, 
Alex and Veronica Harris, both of Phoenix. His adored wife of 59 years, Martha 
(Cummings) Neff, whom he married June 22, 1940, passed away June 13, 2000. 
Besides his wife, he was preceded in death by two sons, Gary R. and Edward R. 
Neff; a granddaughter, Kristen Neff; and two brothers, Richard and Charles 
Neff. Memorial contributions may be made to the Canfield Historical Society, 
PO Box 3, Canfield, OH 44406; Hospice of the Valley, 51290 Market St., 
Boardman, OH 44512; or to the donor’s favorite charity in Mr. Neff’s name.

Burial: Canfield Village Cemetery, Section #8, Lot 4, Graves 3&4

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