Kenneth H. Moyer's Obituary
Kenneth H. Moyer, of Cinnaminson, passed away on January 5th, 2023 at the age of 93. Kenneth was born in Poughkeepsie, NY, on September 30th, 1929, to the late William Moyer and the late Charlotte Moyer (nee Cronk). Beloved husband to Carol Moyer (nee Rauch). Father to William Moyer (Joanne), Glenn Moyer (Eileen), Linda Fix (David), Tawnie Williams (James), Julie Fitzpatrick (Greg), Renee Fusco (Bradley), and Kenneth Moyer, Jr. Grandfather to Michael, Jonathan, Daniel, Jason, Joel, Nicole, David, Cameron, Spencer, Laura and Alyssa, as well as 14 great-grandchildren and his dog, Major Tom.
Ken was the choir director and the lead bass (in a section of one!) at Trinity Episcopal Church in Delran, and he sang in the choir of every church he attended afterward. He particularly enjoyed singing in the Ocean Grove Choir festivals. He and his wife, Carol, drove to the shore faithfully each summer to attend rehearsals and performances. They also sang in the Cinnaminson Community Chorus for many years.
He spoke fondly of having sung in the choir when he attended the Naval Academy as well. He loved the institution and all that it stood for. He was a season ticketholder for Navy football games and still attended home games last year. As a Navy Blue & Gold officer since 1974, he went above and beyond the call of duty to help students who had a sincere desire to attend the Naval Academy. He and Carol ran informal SAT tutoring sessions and he had kept in touch with the many graduates of the “Moyer Dining Room," celebrating his “kids’” achievements long afterward.
In addition to tutoring Academy hopefuls, Ken enjoyed teaching, served as an evening instructor at Spring Garden College in the 1980s and enthusiastically mentored co-op students from Drexel University. A metallurgical engineer with several patents to his name, he worked at Hoeganaes for 18 years before starting his own metallurgical consulting business. He established Magna-Tech P/M Labs in 1985 and was still working, researching and conducting magnetic testing before he left this earthly longitude and latitude. He always signed off calls or emails by saying “fair winds” and we wish him the same on his next tour of duty.
A memorial service will be held on January 21, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. at Grace Episcopal Church, 19 Kings Highway E, Haddonfield, NJ 08033. In lieu of flowers, donations to Grace Episcopal Church in his honor are welcome.
The link for Grace Episcopal Church’s Facebook page for those who would like to attend the service remotely: https://www.facebook.com/gracehaddonfield.org/live/
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