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| Marvin Pfeiff |
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November 29, 1941 - December 19, 2009 |
Burlington, Iowa
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| Visitation: will be from noon until 8:00 PM with the family to receive friends following a 5:00 PM Rosary Service until 8:00 PM Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at the Hass-Thielen Funeral Home |
| Mass of the Resurrection: 10:00 AM, Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church |
Interment: Sacred Heart Cemetery
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Marvin Dale Pfeiff, 68, of Burlington, died at 8:50 PM Saturday, December 19, 2009, at the Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.
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Born November 29, 1941, in Burlington, he was the son of Dale Henry and Cordelia J. Ibbotson Pfeiff. On October 7, 1967, he married Jeanne Marie Thomas in Burlington.
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Marvin was a lifelong farmer. He also worked for the Hawkeye Group in Mediapolis for nine years.
He was a 1960 graduate of Sperry High School.
He served in the U.S. Army Reserves.
Marvin was a member of SS. John and Paul Catholic Church. As a youth he was was involved in 4H, and later served as a 4H leader. He was a member of the Mediapolis School Board, and a clerk for the Flint River Township. He loved his horses, gardening, farming, and especially family gatherings.
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Survivors include his wife, Jeanne; two daughters, Christine Pfeiff of West Burlington, and Teresa (Kent) Naughton of Ames; two sons, Richard (Cindy) Pfeiff of Morning Sun, and Michael (Cassandra) Pfeiff of Burlington; three grandsons, Jacob, Dustin, and Brady Pfeiff; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
He was preceeded in death by his father.
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Visitation will be from noon until 8:00 PM with the family to receive friends following a 5:00 PM Rosary Service until 8:00 PM Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at the Hass-Thielen Funeral Home.
The Funeral Mass of the Resurrection for Mr. Pfeiff will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church with Rev. Father Bruce A. DeRammelaere as the Celebrant. Music will be provided by the Des Moines County Resurrection Choir. Interment will be in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established for SS. John and Paul Catholic Church and the Des Moines County Fair.
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