Agnes Pfeifer | 1928 - 2022
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted May 26, 2023 | 9:51 AM / 532 views
Funeral services for Agnes Pfeifer, 94 of Mobridge, formerly of McLaughlin will be at 1 PM, Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at Kesling Funeral Home in Mobridge. Burial will be at the Lutheran Cemetery in McLaughlin under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Agnes passed away on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 at the Walworth County Care Center in Selby.
Agnes Pfeifer, a daughter of Fred & Christina (Bauer) Metzger was born on St Patrick’s Day, March 17th, 1930 in rural Corson country near McLaughlin, SD. McLaughlin is where she attended school and lived most of her life.
She married Ralph Pfeifer in 1951 at Redeemer Lutheran Church in McLaughlin. They farmed on their farm seven miles northeast of McLaughlin where they also raised five children.
After her husband, Ralph, passed away in 1982, she moved from the farm into the town of McLaughlin. Steve Pfeifer (her son) then took over the Pfeifer farm operation along with his wife Debbie & their three daughters. Most recently she resided at Prairie Sunset Village in Mobridge, SD, where she continued her hobbies of bingo, puzzles, and embroidery. She also added other crafts, Yoga & bird feeding to her activities. She was so skilled at embroidering that her beautiful kitchen towels were sought by many friends and family.
Agnes was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in McLaughlin for many years. She was also very active at the Senior Citizen’s Center.
Agnes is known to give her best hugs to her grandchildren & great-grandchildren. They were the sunshine of her day when they came for a visit.
Agnes is survived by two sons Randy Pfeifer and Steve Pfeifer with wife Deb both from McLaughlin and three daughters Cheryl Adair with husband Lane in Sun City West, AZ, Valerie Hill in Tucson AZ, and Brenda Ryckman in Pierre SD. In addition she is also survived by 2 sisters Irene Plush and Alice Middaugh along with 10 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.