Mr. Richard Lynn Neuenschwander

June 29, 1953 - June 22, 2015

RICHARD NEUENSCHWANDER June 29, 1953 – June 22, 2015 Richard Lynn Neuenschwander, 61, of Truckee, California, went home to be with his Lord at 4:00 a.m., Monday, June 22, 2015 from the Tahoe Forest Hospital as a result of pancreatic cancer. He was born on June 29, 1953 in Pensacola, Florida to Dwight and Beverly (Sprunger) Neuenschwander. He graduated from San Leandro High School in 1971 and attended Chabot Community College. After apprenticing as an electrician, Richard worked 42 years as a building contractor in the Bay Area, Roseville and Truckee, California as well as Findlay, Ohio. He attended Calvary Chapel-Truckee and was involved in leading short term mission trips with ‘Joni and Friends-Wheels for the World’ to fit wheelchairs and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ in underdeveloped countries around the globe (Ghana, Peru, Belarus, Ukraine, Brazil, Uganda, and Kazakhstan). Richard had formerly attended Dayspring, Hope Temple and Maranatha Bible Church in Ohio, Neighborhood Church and Redwood Community Church in Castro Valley and served as an adult construction leader on Mexicali mission trips with Bayside Church Granite Bay. Richard enjoyed hiking, camping, gardening, skiing, golfing, reading, jig-saw puzzles, serving others and spending time with his grandchildren. He is survived by his parents, Dwight and Beverly (Sprunger) Neuenschwander of Danville, Californina; his wife, Jill (Sterrett Wright) of Truckee; a daughter, Kristen (Josiah) Teft of Nuremberg, Germany; a son, Nathan (Lindsay) Neuenschwander of Lincoln, California . Also surviving are 3 grandchildren, Brynn and Lucas Neuenschwander and Maleachi Teft; a brother, Larry (Jeanette) Neuenschwander of San Leandro, California; a sister, Jana (John) Turns of Pleasanton, California; 2 nieces, Ali (Tyler) Savage of Alameda, California and Calli Turns of Pleasanton, California. He is also survived by his in-laws, Tom and DonnaRae Sterrett of Findlay, Ohio; 2 brother-in-laws, Jeffrey (Deborah) Sterrett of Findlay, Ohio and Joel (Laura) Sterrett of Bucyrus, Ohio and 27 beloved nieces and nephews in Ohio and Georgia. Friends and family are invited to attend the Graveside Services which will begin at 10:30 am on Friday, June 26 at Sierra Mountain Cemetery, 10370 East Jibboom Street, Truckee, California followed by a Remembrance Service at 11:30 am at Sierra Bible Church, 11460 Brockway Road, Truckee, California. A lunch reception will follow. Pastor Brian Larson will officiate, assisted by Pastor Skip Collier. Memorial contributions may be made to Joni and Friends International Disability Center, PO Box 3333, Agoura Hills, CA 91376. www.joniandfriends.org