DELHI - John W. Tuetjer, 71, passed peacefully at Fox Hospital Nursing Home in Oneonta on Friday morning, Jan. 6, 2017.

Born in Long Island on Oct. 11, 1945, he was the son of the late Peter and Edna (Kaiser) Tuetjer.

John worked as a porter for the Long Island Jewish Medical Center on Long Island for more than 35 years, until the early 1990's an injury forced his retirement. At that time, he moved to Delhi where his family had relocated in 1967. For the last few years John enjoyed living at the Hampshire House in Oneonta until moving to Fox Nursing Home last year.

Besides his parents, John was predeceased by his sister and brother-in-law, Rosemarie and Danny Tuetjer Hale.

John was a people person he enjoyed visiting, he loved traveling the area and meeting close friends for a dinner out. He was a gentle man and made several close friends that would become family to him.

He is survived by several cousins and close friends including Sandra (Raymond) Schmidt of East Meredith and her children, Renee (Doyle) Manzer of North Carolina, Tina (Michael) Estes of Virginia and Raymond Schmidt Jr. of Oneonta and her grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 13, at the Hall & Peet Funeral Home, 134 Main St., Delhi, with Pastor Bruce Helstrom officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow in Woodland Cemetery, Delhi.

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