Frederick Neipp

Frederick Neipp, age 77, of Sylvania Twp., passed away Tuesday July 5, 2016 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, surrounded by his loving family. He was born July 29, 1938 to Jessie and Karl Neipp. After graduating from Macomber High School in 1956, he joined the Army Reserves. Freddie as he was known to his fellow officers, proudly served as a member of the Toledo Police Department from July, 1960 and retiring as a Sergeant in the Detective Bureau July, 1989. He was featured in People Magazine for an extremely complicated fraud case that he cracked in 1980. Fred was a very hard working man and work two and sometimes three jobs to support his family. He worked security at Lion Store (Dillards) for 40 years. Fred was a member of the Toledo Police Revolver Club and competed in pistol matches all over the United States and Canada. He was an excellent shot and brought home many trophies and awards. He loved to camp with his family and friends and travel all over the Country and Canada in the family Motor Coach. After he retired, he became an avid golfer and played on several golf leagues for many years. He loved vacationing with his friends in Coral Cay, Fl and Branson, MO. Fred was an outgoing man who loved people. His gift for playing practical jokes and his gentle and caring ways will be treasured by all who knew him. Fred was preceded in death by his first wife of 33 years, Joyce (Burgin) Neipp, his parents and brother, Sonny. A loving husband, father, grandfather and brother, he is survived by his second wife of almost 20 years, Judy Romp Crandall Neipp; daughter, Karen (Jim) Irwin; son, Larry (Julie) Neipp; step daughter, Eve (Raymond Byers) Crandall, Ann Crandall Curry and Ellen (Jeff) Besase; grandsons, Jimmy (Andrea) Irwin, Mike (Jill) Irwin; granddaughters, Emily and Lauren Neipp; step granddaughters, Becka, Amanda and Mariah Baker; Step grandsons, Jakob and Brent Collins, Brent Besase, Dylan and Wesley Byers; great grandchildren Zachary, Annabell, Amelia, Cadence and Noah Irwin; and honorary mother, Sophie Romp. Freds Life Celebration will be on Tuesday July 12, 2016 from 4-8 PM at Walker Funeral Home, 5155 Sylvania Ave. (west of Corey Rd) where a sharing service will begin at 7:00 PM followed by a Toledo Police Officer salute. Interment at Toledo Memorial Park will be private. The family would like to extend heartfelt thanks to all who cared for Fred at Toledo Clinic Oncology Sylvania office since last August. Freds family requests friends and family to visit walkerfuneralhomes.com to share a story or memory that may be used during the ceremony. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to Hospice of Northwest Ohio or a charity of one’s choice.