Dieter Vongehr

VONGEHR, DIETER Dec. 5, 1935 to Nov. 4, 2007
Dieter Vongehr was born in Tilsit, East Prussia. During WWII, as refugees, his family settled in a town outside of Cologne, Germany where Dieter grew up with his mother, older brother, and two sisters. Finishing school at the age of 15, he apprenticed for three years before becoming a certified mechanic. Taking an opportunity to come to the U.S. in 1957, he accepted a job as a mechanic the day after he arrived and continued to work on cars for thirty-eight years. In 1960, he opened his own repair shop, Dieters, and married the love of his life, Ria. As a dedicated, hard working businessman, his goal was to have the best Porsche and BMW repair shop in the San Diego area. For many years Dieter was a member of the Porsche Club of America of San Diego and was president of the club in 1973. He was a man of great integrity and it showed in all he did. Dieter will be remembered as a devoted husband, caring father, fun-loving grandfather, and man of great faith. He was a man of few words with an enormous love of life who took great care of his family and had many friends. He loved Porsches, good food (especially chocolate), and traveling. He will be greatly missed. He is survived by his wife, Ria, daughters Nadia (and husband Chuck) Clayton of Valley Center, Monique (and husband Daniel) Vongehr of Murphys, California, granddaughters Lindsay and Krista Clayton, brother Michael Vongehr, and sisters Rosemarie Rentsch and Jutta Romero. Memorial Mass will be held Monday, November 12th, 11:00 a.m. at St. Martins Church, 7710 El Cajon Blvd., La Mesa. In lieu of flower, contributions can be made to Doctors Without Borders, PO Box 5022, Hagerstown, MD 21741-9804.Please sign the guest book at obituaries.uniontrib.com