JOSEPH NEFF EWING

1925 - 2016

EWING

JOSEPH NEFF, JR., of Newtown Square, died April 8, 2016, of leukemia at age 90. He was born November 10, 1925, in Valley Forge PA. Graduate of Haverford School, Princeton, and U of Penn Law School. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa, Japan. In 1951, he married Margaret Converse Howe. Daughters Margaret (Lloyd), Anny, Elizabeth (Peifer). He practiced law for 46 years at Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, served on commissions and as supervisor of Willistown Township, and on the zoning hearing board of East Goshen Township. Active on numerous boards including Bryn Mawr Hospital, Paoli Presbyterian Church, Dunwoody Village. Passionate about spending time out of doors, he became scuba certified at 75, taking his last dive at the age of 87. Indoors, he was an avid reader, puzzler, putterer, and model railroad enthusiast. He was an early adopter and devoted user of the personal computer. With his quick wit, playful sense of humor, and somewhat gruff exterior, Joe was the consummate family man.
He is survived by his wife, his daughters and their spouses, 7 grandchildren, 2 great grand-children, 3 siblings, 18 nieces and nephews. Funeral Service Saturday April 16 at 10:30 A.M., Saint Francis-in-the-Fields Episcopal Church, 689 Sugar-town Road, Malvern. Interment Washington Memorial Chapel, Valley Forge. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Bryn Mawr Hospital, 130 S Bryn Mawr Avenue, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010 or Island Community Medical Services, 15 Medical Center Loop, Vinal-haven, ME 04853 or by donating blood at the Red Cross.

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