Jon Leland Junemann
Jon Leland Junemann, 84, resident of Dickinson, Texas passed from this life, surrounded by his loved ones, January 30, 2025, in League City, Texas. Jon was born July 30, 1940 to proud and loving parents, Morris August Junemann and Georgia Harriet Bavoux Junemann in Galveston, Texas. He spent his formative years in Galveston County where he graduated from Ball High School in 1959 and went on to take classes at the University of Houston in air conditioning & refrigeration engineering. Jon soon enlisted in the U.S. Army and served his country proudly as an aircraft mechanic from 1962-1965.
Jon soon met and married the love of his life, Betty Jo Bowden and from this union was blessed with three children, Laura, Jon and Jennifer. His career after the military was multifaceted. He worked for A&A Machine Shop (1965-1969), Renyolds Metals (1969-1999), Riviana Foods (2000-2014) as a master mechanic. After a very brief first retirement, he started his own company, JLJ Consulting (Consulting & Engineering Serices for Two Piece Aluminum & Steel Can Manufacturing). This company afforded him the opportunity to work throughout the world. He did canline equipmet installation in China, Myanmar and Malaysia and did aluminum can manufacturing in Saudi Arabia and Nigeria.
He was a devoted son, husband, father, grandfather, and friend.
Jon was preceded in death by his parents, and brother Marcus Junemann.
He leaves behind to celebrate a lifetime of achievement, love, laughter and commitment; his wife Betty; children, Laura Skipper (Jim), Jon Junemann, Jr. (Melinda) and Jennifer Crawford (William); sister Joan Norris; eight grandchildren Henry Lewis (Sarah), Dalton and Cass White, Beth, Laci, Emma, Chloe and Nevaeh Junemann and one impending great-grandchild and numerous extended family, friends, and colleagues.
In his honor a visitation will be held Wednesday, February 5, 2025 from 5:00-8:00pm with a funeral service Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 1:00pm in the Crowder Funeral Home Chapel, Dickinson, Texas. Immediately following interment will take place at Galveston Memorial Park Cemetery in Hitchcock, Texas.
*I will miss you dearly my friend. Rest In Peace. Your neighbor Loleta (Trice) Francis.
I will miss you old friend. The many hours we worked together at Reynolds Metals. We could always come through to get the production lines running again from the aluminum cans and packing rice bags.
May you now rest in peace.
Prayers for your wife, family and friends.
Clyde Hill
281-798-5007
hi pawpaw!
i’ve thought of you everyday already. i miss you so much! thank you for helping me during my darkest times. i am so blessed to have been able to have such a good pawpaw. thank you for teaching me everything i needed to know. thank you for standing outside, and saying 1,2,3 bye! every time we left your house.
some kids never get to have a pawpaw in their lives, and i’m glad i had the greatest grandpa every step of my life.
I was fortunate to call on Jon while he was at Reynolds Aluminum. He truly was a master at his trade. He had integrity and a strong work ethic and expected that from those around him. I learned a lot from him and appreciated that he gave me that opportunity.
God bless him and his family!
Rest in Peace Jon, my 40 year friend and neighbor! Too bad that we waited so long and didn’t take the time for a few motorcycle rides! Now you can ride those wings to heaven! We’ll pray for your family to have a wonderful and blessed life…
God Bless You,
Bob & Gayann Corbin
I’ve known Jon for many ,many years as a contractor in the can buisness. I was fortunate in being given several opportunities to work directly with Jon on many projects. He was a fair and professional customer and he taught me many aspects of the can industry. Every Master Mechanic in the Houston area can plants knew Jon and had much respect for him. To me he was much more than a client-he was a client I could call a friend also. May God bless his family and grant him peace.