Obit Messenger/Sea Devil WWII
nancy
Posted 2007-10-15 9:49 AM (#8207)


Old Salt

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Location: Medina, OH
Subject: Obit Messenger/Sea Devil WWII

In Ken (Pig's) absence:


Henry Pfeifer

Former Akronite Henry Pfeifer, 84, died Friday, October 12, 2007 in Ft. Myers, Florida of natural causes.

He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Bernece; daughter, Sandra (Pfeifer) Roser and her husband, Kenneth, of Uniontown, Ohio; son, Daniel Pfeifer and his wife, Lynn, of South Bend, Indiana; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

He was a World War ll U.S. Navy veteran serving in the Phillipians on both a submarine (Sea Devil) and a destroyer escort (USS Doneff). In May 1944 he married his high school sweetheart. He spent the majority of his working life raising his family in Akron, Ohio. He and his wife spent their retirement years in Ft. Myers, Florida. ... He loved his God, his wife, his family, his friends and his country. ...

Calling hours will be Wednesday, 4 to 9 p.m. at Newcomer Funeral Home, 131 N. Canton Rd., Akron, where a funeral service will be held Thursday at 11 a.m. Interment at Hillside Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Hope Hospice of Cape Coral, 2430 Diplomat Pkwy., Cape Coral, Fla. 33909. To leave a special message for the family on line, visit www.newcomerfamily.com.