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08/02/2016 - Leo Edward Pfister
A funeral mass for Leo Edward Pfister, age 93, will be at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Crawford, NE with Father Arul Inniaiah, Father Bernard Berger, and Father Tim Stoner officiating.
Burial will be at 1:00 PM at the Calvary Cemetery in Chadron, NE.
Memorials have been established for St John the Baptist Catholic Church and Crawford Fire and Rescue. Donations may be sent to Chamberlain Chapel, PO Box 970, Chadron, NE69337.
Online condolences can be made at www.chamberlaichapel.com.
Leo was born January 21, 1923 on the Pfister homestead near Node, WY to Thomas and Francis (Seichter) Pfister. He attended country school in Node, WY and graduated from AssumptionAcademy in Chadron. In 1952, he bought farmland north of Whitney, and on June 6, 1955, he married Edith Combs. Leo and Edith raised their two daughters and made the Whitney farm their home until moving to Ponderosa Villa together in 2010. Leo passed away Thursday, July 28 at Ponderosa Villa in Crawford, NE.
Leo raised registered Targhee sheep and was active in the breed. He was a founding member of the National Targhee Sheep Association and served in the Northwest Nebraska Sheep Improvement Association. As a longtime member of the Whitney community, he served on the Whitney Irrigation District Board and helped establish Rural Water District #1. He was a kind, humble man of very deep faith.
He was preceded in death by wife Edith. He is survived by daughters Anne Hamar of Crawford, NE and Cathy (Ron) Fuhs of Rochester, MN and grandsons Chris and Matt (Amy).
Chamberlain Chapel of Crawford is in charge of arrangements for Leo Edward Pfister.
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