Maxine Peiffer, 100

Maxine Peiffer

1922 - 2023

Maxine Peiffer, age 100, of Washington, Iowa, died Monday, March 27, 2023, at the Halcyon

House in Washington, Iowa.

Celebration of life services was held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, April 1, 2023 at St. James

Catholic Church with Fr. Bernie Weir officiating. Calling hours began at 2:00 p.m. Friday at

the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family will be present to receive friends from 5:00

until 7:00 p.m. Interment took place at the Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington at a later

date. Luncheon followed the service on Saturday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in

Washington. Memorials have been established for St. James Catholic Church, Catholic

Daughters or Hospice of Washington County online condolences may be sent for Maxine’s

family at www.jonesfh.com.

Maxine was born September 1, 1922, at home in Keokuk County, Iowa, the daughter of John H.

and Anna (Beer) Reber. She attended rural school near Wellman, and What Cheer, Iowa. She

graduated from What Cheer High School in 1942. She completed secretarial college in Iowa

City in 1943. Maxine was united in marriage to Edward A. Peiffer on February 12, 1947, at Ss

Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Clear Creek, Iowa.

In the 1940’s, Maxine worked at the Keokuk County Court House in Sigourney as the Deputy

Auditor. Following her marriage, she was a homemaker and worked with her husband on the

family farm.

She was a member of the St. James Catholic Church and Catholic Daughters. Maxine was in

charge of meals at the KC Hall from 1977 – 1982. She was a former member of the Creative

Living Chapter of Fortnightly and was an active member of the Antioch Social Club. Maxine

loved to stay active. She enjoyed her daily walks, gardening, traveling and playing pinochle.

She is survived by her son, Daniel H. (Jean) Peiffer of Washington, Iowa; son, Alvin E. Peiffer

of Washington, Iowa; daughter, Rose Mary Williams of Grimes, Iowa; daughter, Marjorie Ann

(Russell) Snider of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; daughter, Linda Marie Peiffer of Reynoldsburg, Ohio;

six grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; brother, C. Leroy Reber of Wayland, Iowa; sister,

Anna May Reber of Sigourney, Iowa; sister, Mabel Louise Fisher of Sigourney, Iowa; as well as

many nieces and nephews.

Maxine was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Edward in 1976; brother, Howard Reber;

brother, John Reber, Jr; daughter-in-law, Janet Peiffer and son-in-law, Cris Williams.