Lutz Friedhelm Nordahl Wallem

Lutz Friedhelm Nordahl Wallem, beloved husband, brother, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, died peacefully at the age of 90 years old, on Friday, June 9, 2023, in Concord, NH, with his children by his side.

He was born on October 16, 1932, in Rostock, Germany, the son of Harald Blyth Wallem and Charlotte (Kraushaar) Wallem. He was the husband of Waltraud (Huelpert) Wallem. They were married on October 1, 1959, in Dortmund, Germany.

Lutz lived a full and varied life. After finishing his schooling and apprenticeship in Germany, he went to Spain, and with his gift for languages, soon learned enough Spanish to play an officer in a Spanish movie. He had already received an interpreter’s diploma for simultaneous translation between German and English.

From here, he decided he wanted to live the American dream and moved to the Boston area in January of 1956, where he worked successfully as an automobile salesman and dance instructor, before being drafted into the US Army. By pure luck, he was chosen to serve in Frankfurt, Germany, where he served as an interpreter in the 3^rd Armored Division.

It was during his time serving as a German-born US soldier in Germany that he met the love of his life, Waltraud, and decided to stay in Germany upon his Honorable Discharge in late 1958. He became the president of several Volkswagen dealerships, a Volkswagen distributorship, a Cessna aircraft agency, a vacation home building agency, etc. He and Waltraud soon had a family with 5 children and decided to move back to America in 1974.

He once again became a businessman with many varied interests, but particularly automobile agencies, most notably Foreign Motors on Commonwealth Avenue, which sold Porsche, Audi, Mercedes and BMW.

After moving to South Hampton, NH and then Lincoln, NH, Lutz turned his interests to helping his municipalities, serving on budget, energy and water conservation committees, and as a trustee of the trust funds. His long-time experience as a trustee of Beverly Hospital, 25+ years, provided a good background for these.

Lutz and his wife enjoyed traveling the world and had the opportunity to do so through business trips and as a family. They also raised Holsteiner horses and started the Myopia 3-day events held at their home in Topsfield, MA, with the whole family taking part in driving carriages with 1-4 ponies or horses each. Lutz was an avid hunter and often took his sons with him. He relaxed best while at the lake, whether at Moosehead Lake, ME or in Wolfeboro, NH at Lake Winnipesaukee. He enjoyed music of almost every kind, as long as it had a good beat. He was a kind man and often offered his help in whatever way he could.

Lutz is predeceased by his son, Martin Wallem of Epping, NH and his brother, Klaus Wallem (VT). He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Waltraud Wallem (Lincoln, NH), children: Bodo Wallem and wife Renate (Kingston, NH), daughter Yvonne Wallem (Hendersonville, NC), daughter Susan Chenard and husband Joe (Lincoln, NH), and daughter Petra Brazawski and husband Mike (Mooresville, NC); brother Arno Wallem and wife Ruth (Passau, Germany), as well as 6 grandchildren and a great grandson.

Committal service will take place on Monday, August 7, 2023 at 11AM at the New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Highway Boscawen, NH. A Celebration of Life will be held immediately following at Alan's of Boscawen. Instead of sending flowers, please offer help or "pay it forward" for someone whom you think needs it within your own community.