Irma Margaret (Jones) Pfeiff (1915 - 2010)

Born 1 Jan 1915 in West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA

Wife of John George Pfeiff — married 21 Feb 1942 in West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA

Descendants

Died 7 Sep 2010 at age 95 in West Burlington, Des Moines County, Iowa, USA

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Biography

Irma M. Pfeiff, 95, of West Burlington died at 8 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010, at her home.

Born Jan. 1, 1915, in West Burlington, she was the daughter of Ira and Amelia Niemeier Jones. On Feb. 21, 1942, she married John G. Pfeiff in West Burlington. He died March 11, 1992.

Mrs. Pfeiff was a homemaker and farmed with her husband. She taught school at Sperry and Sherman School Districts and worked as a substitute teacher in Burlington and West Burlington.

She graduated from Burlington High School and attended Iowa State Teachers College. She was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, King's Daughters and the women's fellowship at her church. She enjoyed helping on the family farm, sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting and cooking.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, one brother and three sisters.

Sources

• Tracing descendants of J. Peter Wagner (1810-1874) of Union Township, Des Moines County, Iowa : includes Peter Pfeiff's families

• Findagrave Index