Mr. John James Pfitzner, age 91 of Bolivar, MO passed from this life on Tuesday October 12, 2010, at his home in Bolivar, MO. The son of John Charles and Mary Kowash Pfitzner, he was born December 31, 1918 in Morrisville, MO. A veteran of World War II, he served with the 63rd Infantry in the Pacific Theater of Operations. On June 2, 1949, he married Opal May Steinshouer. He was a retired farmer and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
John was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Opal; and three brothers William, Joseph and Math E. Pfitzner.
He is survived by his wife Mary of the home; his son Charles Pfitzner and his wife Jeanie of Bolivar, MO; his daughter Mary Ann Penn and her husband Bill of Overland Park, KS; four grandchildren; two brothers, Stephen and Frank Pfitzner and two sisters Agnes Pfitzner and Tracy Colburn & her husband Bill of Bolivar, MO.
Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am Thursday October 14, 2010 in the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bolivar, MO with Father Pat Wissman officiating. Interment will be in St. Wenceslaus Cemetery. A visitation will be held Wednesday evening from 6:00 – 7:00 pm, followed by a Parish prayer service a 7:00 pm in Sacred Heart Church. Friends and family may sign a guest book or send private condolences at: www.greenlawnfuneralhome.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to Pitts Chapel in Bolivar, MO.