Joseph Gibbemeyer April 21, 1932 - January 17, 2020

Joseph Gibbemeyer, 87, of Richmond Hill, GA passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020 at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati. He was born on April 21, 1932 in Oldenburg, Germany to the late Franz and Angelina (Luken) Gibbemeyer.  Joseph is preceded in death by his parents, mother and father in law Oskar and Else Lampsat and siblings, Hilda Gibbemeyer and Heinz Gibbemeyer. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Helga (Lampsat) Gibbemeyer; children, Jennifer (William) Young, Alan (Lara) Gibbemeyer, and Erika (Doug) Dierking, grandcildren, (Jakob, Erik and Kate Gibbemeyer, Lukas Dierking, and Daniel Young); as well as many other relatives and friends. Joseph came alone from Germany to the United States at age 19 for the promise of a better life. He moved to Cincinnati where he met his wife Helga. Together they raised their family there and later in retirement moved South to Georgia.  He worked as an engineer for Cincinnati Milacron for 38 years and in retirement always stayed busy with a new project. He had such a strong intellect to solve mechanical problems, but most of all had an incredibly kind and loving personality.  Joseph enjoyed spending time with his family. He loved to stay active exercising and working around the yard. A gathering of friends and family will take place on Saturday, January 25, 2020 from 10am until the time of service at 12:00pm at Fares J. Radel Funeral Home, 5950 Kellogg Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45230.