Myra Arlene Peiffer, 92

Myra Arlene Peiffer, 92, died August 7, 2023 at the English Valley Care Center in

North English, Iowa. She was born May 4, 1931 to William and Ethel (Parrish)

Appleget in Wasseca Township in Minnesota. She attended school in Minnesota

and when the family moved to Iowa she went to school West of Hayesville. Myra

graduated from Sigourney High school in 1948. She was a secretary for a short

time for ISEA. On February 9, 1950 she married Richard John Peiffer at St.

Elizabeth Catholic Church in Harper. Myra and Richard lived and farmed on the

home place near South English since 1950. They celebrated the homestead

becoming a Century Farm in 2019. She was a member of Holy Trinity Parishes -

St. Mary’s Keota and the Altar and Rosary Society serving as an officer.

She was preceded by her parents, husband Richard, two daughters Karen Strawn

and Ann Genkinger, son Jay Peiffer, grandson Willis Strawn, siblings Richard

Appleget, Wilmer Appleget, Charles Appleget, Viola Withworth, and Laurena

Hammes, son-in-law Roger Fry.

She is survived by four daughters Susan (Allen) Fredrickson of Alta, Meri (Jeff)

Peterson of Alta, Lisa (Chris) Cowan of Ankeny, Jayne (Larry) Orris of Washington,

daughter-in-law Connie Peiffer, son-in laws Calvin (Vicki) Genkinger and Bill

Strawn, of South English, 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren.

Funeral Mass will be Wednesday August 9, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at the Holy Trinity

Parish - St. Mary Catholic Church in Keota. Visitation one hour before the service.

Burial at St. Elizabeth Cemetery in Harper.

Arrangements Holm Funeral Home, Sigourney.