Patsy Ann (O’Rourke) Peiffer, 16 Jan 1935 - 11 Oct 2024

PEIFFER, O’ROURKE, GIBLIN, HURON, LAYTON, JAEGER

Posted By: Sarah Witte (email)
Date: 10/18/2024 at 13:42:08

Patsy “Pat” Ann (O’Rourke) Peiffer, 89, of Cedar Rapids, passed away Friday, October 11, 2024, at Cottage Grove. A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at the Cedar Memorial Chapel Stateroom. A Vigil Service will take place one hour prior to the visitation and begin at 4:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Matthew Catholic Church at 11:00 AM on Thursday, October 17, 2024. Burial will take place at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery following the mass.

Patsy was born January 16, 1935, to Joe and Marie (Giblin) O’Rourke in Keokuk County. When Patsy was five years old, they moved to Parnell. She graduated from Parnell High School in 1953. She attended Ottumwa Heights College and later worked at Amana Refrigeration until 1958. She married Don “Pep” Peiffer on May 3, 1958, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Parnell. They lived in Keota for two years before moving to Cedar Rapids. She worked at Allen Motor Company for 24 years and retired in 1994.

She was an active member of St. Matthew Catholic Church, St. Bernadett’s Circle, and volunteered at Mercy Hospital for years.

Pat is survived by Mike (Diana) Peiffer, Mark (Elaine) Peiffer, and Peggy Peiffer; grandchildren, Bart (Brittani) Huron, Nick (Sam), Ben (Monica), and Michael (Taylar) Peiffer, and Peggy Layton; twelve great grandchildren; sister-in-law, Genevieve Jaeger; and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband Pep, her parents, her three sisters, and grandson Josh Peiffer.

The family would like to thank Mercy Medical Center, Cottage Grove Place, and Mercy Hospice for their kind and loving care.

Memorials may be directed to the family in honor of Pat.

Published in The Gazette on October 14, 2024.