Alfred D. Neff III, 70, of Emmaus, died Feb. 14, 2022, in Fellowship Manor. Born in Bethlehem, he was the son of the late Helen A. (Anderko ) and Alfred D. Neff Jr.

He was a 1969 graduate of Emmaus High School and graduated from Lehigh Carbon Community College. Right out of community college, he worked for the Penske racing team. He traveled with them working as part of the pit crew.

He went on to become a welder and worked in various shipyards in New England, on the West Coast and in Alaska and Hawaii.

He loved to sail and enjoyed his time on Puget sound and the Pacific Ocean when he lived in Seattle.

Upon returning to Pennsylvania he became a pharmacy technician and worked for B. Braun and also served as caretaker for his father.

He is survived by a sister, Elizabeth A. and her husband, Dr. Scott Schwartz, of Liberty Hill, Texas; nephews, who he adored, Nicholas Schwartz and his wife, Amanda, of Pflugerville, Texas, Benjamin Schwartz and his wife, Katherine, of Dallas, Texas; great-niece, Isabelle Schwartz; great-nephews, Arthur Schwartz; aunts, Doris Focht, of Macungie and Faye Anderko, of Bethlehem.

Contributions may be made to The Center for Animal Health and Welfare, Easton or Animals in Distress, Coopersburg.

Services are private at the convenience of the family. Arrangements entrusted to the Schantz Funeral Home, P.C., Emmaus.