Henry Lane Neufeld's Obituary
Henry Neufeld, 85, of Tulsa, passed away on August 27, 2024 at his home.
Henry was born in Hutchinson, Kansas on November 12, 1938 to Henry E. and Marie Willems Neufeld. He was the oldest of four children and the only boy. He had a happy childhood adventuring with his favorite dog Puppy.
He graduated from Buhler High School in 1956, then enlisted in the army in 1961. He served 2 years in the army as an Infantry Trainer and Chaplain’s Assistant stationed mainly in Thailand. After active duty, Henry put himself through Hutchinson Junior College and Fort Hayes University. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in industrial arts in 1967 then moved to Rogers, Arkansas for work.
While living in a trailer park in Arkansas, Henry met Harriet Ann Hill from Shreveport, Louisiana. The two were married on April 13, 1968, made Tulsa their home in 1977, and have been inseparable for 56 years.
Henry has used his talent as an engineer in research and development for Shakespeare, Beard-Poulan, Zebco and Purolator Products. He and Harriet even ventured out making their own fishing reel gears when they started their company H and H Products. He has numerous patents for the fishing industry. In his free time, Hank enjoyed working with his hands in various capacities including wood working and metal working. He bought a circa 1917 barn and surrounding land which became his favorite place for building, collecting and tinkering. But no matter what project he was working on, he dropped everything when friend or family called on him for help.
Henry is survived by his wife, Harriet Neufeld, and their children: Lane Neufeld and wife Shawn of Broken Arrow; Allison Baltzer and husband Terry of Haskell. He has 9 grandchildren: Rachel Totten and husband Beau Hanly, Chloe Neufeld-Potter and husband Sam Potter-Neufeld, and Celia Neufeld; Emma, Logan, Zach, Bethany, Rayden and Selah Baltzer. He is also survived by his sisters Mary Jane Goertzen and husband Johnny, Virginia Curran and husband Bud, and Dottie Hellman and husband Jim as well as many other family members and friends.
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