NORTH WEBSTER — Robert W. “Bob” Pifer, 87, Winona Lake, passed away at 11:28 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at Grace Village Healthcare, Winona Lake.
He was born Dec. 1, 1930, in Warsaw, to John W. and Lillian A. Heisler Pifer.
He lived most of his life in the Kosciusko County area, graduated in 1950 from Warsaw High School and was a Korean War Army veteran.
On June 14, 1958, in Michigan City, he married Maxine J. Kinsey Harris, who preceded him on Feb. 7, 2010.
He retired in 1993 after 20 years in customer service at Chore Time Brock in Milford, formerly drove for Petro’s in Warsaw and was a former reserve police officer for Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department. He and his wife were former owner/operators of the Jot-em-Down Grocery Store at Barbee Lake in the late 1960s.
He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, Warsaw, and American Legion Post 253, North Webster; and life member of the Korean War Veterans, Fort Wayne. He was a former Little League coach in North Webster and Warsaw, formerly served on the Van Buren and Wayne Township Advisory Boards, was very active in genealogy and worked on the County Election Boards for 48 years.
He is survived by a daughter, Marcia (Samuel) Baumgartner, Milford; a son, John (Gretchen) Pifer, Tampa, Fla.; three stepdaughters: Teresa Hainge, Pierceton; Melanie Beltane, Oregon; and Beth (Rick) Monroe, North Webster; 12 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a sister, Helen Petro, Asheville, N.C.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; and a sister, Shirley Swartz.
Private family visitation and services were held at Owen Family Funeral Home, North Webster, with Pastor Mike Mueller of the church officiating. Burial followed in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Memorials to Redeemer Lutheran Church, 1720 E. Center St., Warsaw, IN 46580; or Kosciusko Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581.
To send condolences to the family in Mr. Pifer’s memory, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
