Henry Nesz

Birth date: Nov 15, 1916 Death date: Dec 17, 2013

Henry Nesz, 97, of The Villages passed away Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013. He was born in Akron, Ohio Nov. 15, 1916, served in the U.S. Army from May, 1941 - Oct. 1945 in Company B 10th Tank Battalion during WWII. He retired from the BF Read Obituary

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Sara Stoughton

611w ago

Although I don't have a lot of memories of Grandpa Henry, the ones I do have are full of love. I always remember going to see him, whether it was at his house or later at the nursing home, and seeing his eyes light up when he saw me. He would always say with vigor, "Sara, you are so beautiful". The wonderful part of this is I knew that he would say that even if I had green hair. He would say these things to everyone in his family because he always felt his family was the best. Not in a conceited way, but in a way that he felt all of us were beautiful, successful, handsome and smart. I love him very very much and although he is gone in body he will not be from our minds.
With love always,
Sara

Scott

613w ago

There are so many wonderful memories of Grandpa Henry. His love of life, his family and Grandma were were very special. I often though his time in WWII, impacted him greatly and shaped his life as man of deep faith and appreciation for the things that really matter in life. You could always tell how much he enjoyed time with family. A few fond memories include coming over to their house on Homeland drive and waiting in the driveway for him to come walking down the street from work. I remember helping him put up multi-colored Christmas lights and in the summer playing Jartz in the back yard. I remember fishing with him on Sanibel Island Causeway for hours until we were both sun burned. It didn't matter what we were doing, time with Grandpa was very special.
Grandpa, I will greatly miss you. I know you are in Heaven and will see you again.
Scott

Lori Nesz

613w ago

Added a new video to the Tribute Wall album.

Lori Nesz

613w ago

Added a new video to the Tribute Wall album.

Larry Kolesky

613w ago

When Henry Nesz spoke, hopefully you were listening! He was like a history book of the past...And boy, could he lay a hard wood floor; right Dick? Henry, you will be missed. Larry Kolesky

Susan Hutson

613w ago

I met Minnie and Henry at many family events over the years. My best memory was the family cruise(Dicks other side of his family) There were 24 of us. we had so much fun. Minnie and Henry were there to share the fun with us.
Susan Hutson
Columbus,Ohio

Phil Breakey

613w ago

What a blessing it was when my sister, Lisa, brought the Nesz's into the lives of the Breakey family. I ended up with a wonderful new brother in law, Dick, and his wonderful parents as well. Henry immediately brought warmness, kindness and love to all of us.

His care and love for Minnie was an inspiration to all of us in what a marriage should be. He showed his love for her to the very end holding her hands and singing to her. He will be missed terribly. My heart goes out to Minnie and the rest of the family as they go through this loss.

Margie Kolesky

613w ago

I was truly blessed to have met Henry Nesz. Larry and I so enjoyed going over to visit when Henry and Minnie would come to Blue Ridge for a visit. He always had great stories to tell and I never tired listening to him. I can still picture Henry and Minnie sitting together in the big chair holding hands, may we all take a lesson from his love. Will miss seeing you Henry.

Chaya Stoughton

613w ago

The first time I met Scott, Henry's grandson, he made me feel like he had adopted me too..hugs and kisses and fond pride; sometimes he and grandma would include me in the grandchild count, not caring I had arrived late to the family! For that love and unconditional acceptance I am very grateful. Grandpa Nesz epitomized love of country, love of family, love of God and love of others. His generation went thru hardship and sacrifice, both in the Depression, and World War II. I choose not to worry that future generations will never be this strong, but that grandpa will serve as a loving reminder of what is important to those children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren that follow. In later years, Scott and I had the pleasure of watching him and grandma interact with their great-grandchildren, Sara and Ryan. We are continually thankful the kids could know them as well as they did. I remember grandpa blowing bubbles at one of Sara's birthdays, and he commented that it had been 50 years since he had done that…. I was not sure who had more fun, Sara catching bubbles in the air or grandpa! His pure pleasure in the joy of family made spending time with him enjoyable and fun. Grandpa will be missed daily, and thought of often. I am personally thankful I had the pleasure of sharing visits with grandpa, being able to enjoy his family with him, and be a part of his life. He is missed, but knowing he has no more pain, confusion, or worries and is in heaven is very comforting. God Bless you Grandpa!

Lori Nesz

613w ago

I feel so very blessed to have had such a loving, caring father in law. His devotion to Minnie and his family was an inspiration to me.
Our visits to the Villages were so special! Boy did he love those chicken pot pies at Perkins!
I will miss you Pop!

Lori