- Date Of Birth: August 3, 1933
- Date Of Death: February 21, 2022
- State: Iowa
Roger Clarence Pfadenhauer was born August 3, 1933, to Clarence and Wilma (Wallentine) Pfadenhauer.
Roger attended Burlington Elementary, was a 1951 graduate of Burlington High School, and a 1954 graduate of Open Bible College. It was there that he met Joann Kelderman, who was a sister of his roommate. Roger and Joann were united in marriage on June 3, 1955, in Pella. To this union, they were blessed with four children: Sandra Kay, Douglas Ray, Bruce Arlan, and Daniel Dale.
Roger built houses with his dad for a time around Burlington, Iowa. After marriage, he started farming in New London, and then moved to a farm near Leighton in 1959. Roger and Joann bought Frank Tromp Glass & Paint in 1968, built a new building and named it Pella Glass & Home Improvement. They sold the business in 1995. Following retirement, Roger drove semi hauling grain and quit driving December 2010.
Roger was preceded in death by his wife Joann, his parents Clarence and Wilma Pfadenhauer, parents-in-law William and Minnie Kelderman, sisters: Irene (Bob) Bush, Sharon Welker; brothers-in-law: Wayne (Maxine) Kelderman, Melvin Kelderman; and LeRoy (Lois) Kelderman.
Those left to cherish his memory:
Sandra (Bill) Knowles of Pella
Carol (Dean) Vander Wilt
Bradley, Marie, Calleigh, Rachel
Christina (Travis) Strunk
Erica (Jesse)
Lyla
Nichole (Hunter)
Tyrel
Mary Beth (Michael) Jackson
Arianna, Johnathon, Mack
Juliaundra (Clint) Barnard
Vicktoria, Sophia, Leila
Devonia Knowles
Annabella
William (Christa) Knowles
Amber
Jeremy (Deanna) Knowles
Harper, Rayleigh
Doug (Tami) Pfadenhauer
Jason (Katie) Pfadenhauer
Olivia, Brody, Lucas
Ryan (Chelsea) Pfadenhauer
Lorelei, Crosby
Alan Pfadenhauer
Blaize (Katey) Van Rheenen
Kailyn, Jaxon, Margery “Maggie”
Hunter Sheaffer
Cheyanna Sheaffer
Bruce (Robin) Pfadenhauer
Emily Pfadenhauer
Benjamin, Joanna
Matthew Pfadenhauer
Daniel (Whitney) Pfadenhauer
Briana (Jacob) Neuvirth
Ryker, Ivy
Megan (Nick) Butz
Annie Pfadenhauer and fiance Derrick
In addition, Roger is survived by his sister: Elda (Jerry) Schweikle of Nashville, Tennessee, sisters-in-law: Barbara Kelderman, Edna Jones, Irene (Bruce) Draper all of Des Moines, and many nieces and nephews.
