Techmer Nursery is Permanently Closed

Horst Techmer passed away on Sunday August 25^th at the age of 85 at his home in Modena, NY. He was the caring husband of his wife Irene (1950-2010) and father of two sons Herbert (wife Ryan) and Christopher (wife Diana). Grandfather of Kayden and Kaleb.

Horst was born in post WWII East Germany. As a young child he was smuggled out of East Germany in a cargo truck to West Germany escaping the brutal communist regime. Later as he came of age, Horst traveled throughout Europe on his motorcycle getting hit and thrown off his bike once by a motorist in Italy. He traveled as far south as Cairo Egypt to tour the pyramids.

Horst immigrated to the United States in the late 1960’s. Instead of flying he chose to take a freight ship and cross the Atlantic on a slow boat. Always seeking adventure Horst found employment in Accord NY and setup sponsorship to become a US citizen.

Throughout the next 2 decades Horst was married, raised a family, ran a successful plant nursery and enjoyed many well deserved vacations. Horst enjoyed taking his family on long 5 week summer vacation road trips traveling throughout the US and Canada. Horst will be dearly missed.