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     William Edward Pfeiffer was born on 24 March 1883 at Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY. He married Radia Mae Crecelius, daughter of Milton Stewart Crecelius and Mandia Adeline Baxley, on 7 February 1906. William Edward Pfeiffer and Radia Mae Crecelius were divorced circa 1928. William Edward Pfeiffer died on 11 July 1961 at Corydon, Harrison Co., IN, at age 78. He was buried on 14 July 1961 at Frenchtown, Harrison Co., IN.

     Homer Weldon Pfeil married Jane Simpson. Homer Weldon Pfeil was born on 2 April 1917. He was the son of William C. Pfeil and Sarah Bernice Meeker. Homer Weldon Pfeil died in February 1984 at age 66.

     Jeremy Allen Pfeil was born on 1 November 1978. He died on 21 October 1994 at age 15.

     Kenneth Allen Pfeil was born on 9 July 1924. He was the son of William C. Pfeil and Sarah Bernice Meeker. Kenneth Allen Pfeil died on 9 April 1974 at age 49.

     Laura L. Pfeil married James Tinkler. Laura L. Pfeil was born in September 1918. She was the daughter of William C. Pfeil and Sarah Bernice Meeker. Laura L. Pfeil died in March 1981 at age 62 Diabetes Mellitis.

     Marjorie Etta Pfeil married Russel William Buntin. Marjorie Etta Pfeil was born on 5 May 1915. She was the daughter of William C. Pfeil and Sarah Bernice Meeker. Marjorie Etta Pfeil died on 12 May 1980 at age 65. She was buried in May 1980 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, West Jefferson, Madison Co., OH.

     Roger William Pfeil was born on 27 July 1920. He was the son of William C. Pfeil and Sarah Bernice Meeker. Roger William Pfeil married Mary Jean Miller circa 1940. Roger William Pfeil died on 28 February 1999 at age 78.

     Vickie Jo Pfeil was born in August 1948. She was the daughter of Kenneth Allen Pfeil. Vickie Jo Pfeil died on 12 March 1949.

     William C. Pfeil was born on 25 November 1890. He married Sarah Bernice Meeker, daughter of John F. Meeker and Lucinda Green, on 14 October 1914. William C. Pfeil died on 23 January 1947 at age 56 Heart attack.

     Wilma D. Pfeil was born on 17 April 1926. She was the daughter of William C. Pfeil and Sarah Bernice Meeker. Wilma D. Pfeil married Donald Francis Coonfare circa 1947. Wilma D. Pfeil died on 26 September 1969 at age 43.

     Beryl Elizabeth Pfiester was born on 20 March 1924 at Bates City, Lafayette Co., MO; daughter of Christopher Pfiester and Bessie Muriel Hill. Per Tracy Devault's research, several genealogies say that Beryl was raised by Clarence Earl McCollum and Hazel M. Dennis. In the 1940 Census she is shown living with the Dennis family and listed as a step-daughter. In the 1950 Census, Beryl is listed as a daughter living with Cyrus William and Bessie Deem. Beryl and her three children are all using the Danks/Dankes surname. It looks like Bessie Deem, maiden name Hill, was Beryl's biological mother.

She married Henry LaBaron Giesler, son of Henry LaBaron Giesler and Virginia Belle Edie, on 22 June 1952 at Denver, CO; after Henry's death, Beryl remarried to Donald F. Rasmussen in 1984.

Beryl had three children from her first marriage to a Danks or Dankes, who were raised by Henry Giesler after his marriage to Beryl. They were:

Carolyn J. Dankes-Giesler, married John Hedgecock
William Ray "Bill" Dankes-Giesler (1943-2007), married Darlene
Muriel K. Dankes-Giesler, married (1) a Reynolds, married (2) Jerry Wright before 1999.

Beryl Elizabeth Pfiester died on 4 November 1999 at Overland Park, Johnson Co., KS, at age 75

Obituary -- The Kansas City Star; Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, November 5, 1999; Page 29 (Newspapers.com):

BERYL ELIZABETH RASMUSSEN
Beryl Elizabeth Rasmussen, 75, Lee's Summit, MO (formerly of Pleasant Hill, MO and Colorado) passed away Thursday November 4, 1999, at (Overland Park Regional Medical Center. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday November 8, at Wallace Funeral Home, 422 N. Lake, Pleasant Hill, MO; burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Family will receive friends 6:30-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, where an Order of Eastern Star service will be at 8 p.m. Family suggests contributions to the ALS Association.

Mrs. Rasmussen was born March 24, 1924 in Bates City, MO. The family moved to Kansas City and then Harrisburg, MO, where she grew up and attended school. On June 22, 1952, she was united in marriage with Henry Giesler in Denver, CO. Mr. Giesler passed away November 27, 1977. Beryl worked in several restaurants in Colorado and Kansas City, and last worked at Lottie's Restaurant in Raytown, retiring in the late '70s.

On June 14, 1984, she was united in marriage with Donald E. Rasmussen in Las Vegas, NV, and they made their home in Lee's Summit, MO.

She is survived by her husband, Donald E. Rasmussen, of the home; two sons, William R. Giesler and his wife, Darlene, Shipman, IL, Thomas E. Giesler and his wife, Rhonda, Olathe, KS; three daughters, Carolyn Hedgecock and husband, John, Greenwood, MO, Muriel Kay Wright and husband, Jerry, Newburgh, IN, and Mary Lou Talmage, Littleton, CO. one brother, Cyrus W. Deem, and one sister, Marilyn J. Leahy, both of Denver. CO; 21 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren and many other relatives. (Arrangements: Wallace Funeral Home, Pleasant Hill, MO).

She was buried in November 1999 at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Cass Co., MO, Findagrave #69161999.

     Edwin Russell Pfister was born on 20 December 1892 at Middletown, Butler Co., OH.¹ He married Anna Marie Sauer. Edwin Russell Pfister died on 14 July 1946 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, at age 53.

     John Pfister was born in March 1846 at Germany.¹ He married Ferdinandian Josepha Wedig on 2 June 1871 at Sheboygan Co., WI. John Pfister died on 22 August 1943 at age 97.

     Leroy Elsworth Pfister was born on 21 April 1916 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH.¹ He was the son of Edwin Russell Pfister and Anna Marie Sauer.¹ Leroy Elsworth Pfister married Ethel Caroline Gebhart, daughter of Walter Edgar Gebhart and Anna Elizabeth Martin, This marriage appears to have ended by 1946, in which year the Dayton city directory listed Ethel and Leroy Pfister at different addresses. Leroy Elsworth Pfister died on 17 April 1983 at Mineola, Wood Co., TX, at age 66. He was buried in April 1983 at New Hope Cemetery, Mineola, Wood Co., TX.

     Martha Antoinette Pfister was born on 3 March 1883 at St. Paul, MN.¹ She was the daughter of John Pfister and Ferdinandian Josepha Wedig.¹ Martha Antoinette Pfister married Leroy Amos Beard, son of Amos G. Beard and Rachel A. Brown, on 18 April 1912 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., MN.

     Robert Leonard Pfister was born on 20 February 1916 at Ohio. He married Launa Irene Kidd, daughter of Lewis Richard Kidd and Rosa Olive Wilkin, on 26 September 1947 at Ohio. Robert Leonard Pfister died on 1 May 1992 at Wilmington, Clinton Co., OH, at age 76.

     William Franklin Pfister was born at Ohio. He married Launa Irene Kidd, daughter of Lewis Richard Kidd and Rosa Olive Wilkin, on 16 May 1934 at Wilmington, Clinton Co., OH. William Franklin Pfister and Launa Irene Kidd were divorced on 3 November 1946; Ohio.

     Edna Eldora Pflaster was born in 1896. She married Oliver M. Whitford. Edna Eldora Pflaster was buried in 1952 at Mitchell Cemetery, Mitchell, Scotts Bluff Co., NE, Find A Grave Memorial# 18287926. She died in 1952.

     Charles P. Pflugfelder was born on 11 January 1857 at Pennsylvania. He married Susan Victoria Haas, daughter of David Haas and Hannah Margaret Schlottman, on 4 November 1882. Charles P. Pflugfelder died on 21 April 1928 at Reading, Berks Co., PA, at age 71.

     Rev. David Pfoutz was born on 24 December 1768 at Adams Co., PA. He married Mary Diehl, daughter of Johann Frederick Diehl and Mary Magdalena Harley, on 21 April 1795. Rev. David Pfoutz died on 23 January 1849 at Adams Co., PA, at age 80.

     Sarah Pfoutz married Jacob Diehl Trostle.

     Lore M. Pfrommer was born on 19 June 1923 at Ottenhausen, Germany. She married Fred Drueck on 12 January 1946.

     Charles Phaneuf was born on 18 May 1862 at Quebec (now), Canada, Michigan death records -- 1900 census shows May 1868.^2,1 He married Minnie Mae Vaughn on 8 March 1898 at Goodar Twp., Ogemaw Co., MI. Charles Phaneuf died in 1946 at Chboygan, Chegoygan Co., MI.

     Lovell Welcome Phaneuf was born on 3 November 1898 at Ogemaw Co. (probably), MI, WW I draft registration.^1,2 He was the son of Charles Phaneuf and Minnie Mae Vaughn.² Lovell Welcome Phaneuf married Thelma A. Grumley, daughter of William Arthur Grumley and Harriet Belle Lingle, on 16 October 1920 at Shiawassee Co., MI, no children as of 1930 census (Flint), not found in 1940 census. DLB 2017. Lovell Welcome Phaneuf died in August 1973 at Elk Rapids, Antrim Co., MI, at age 74.

     Margaret Pheasant married Jesse Fisher.

     Amanda Carolyn Phegley married Herschel Vorhees Johnson on 31 July 1897 at Scott Co., IN.

     Ella Saxby Phelan was born on 13 October 1916. She was the daughter of Walter Phelan and Georgia Saxby. Ella Saxby Phelan married Dr. Jerome John Weems M.D., son of Thomas Norwood Weems and Magdaline Mae Rankin, on 2 May 1964 at Memphis, Shelby Co., TN. Ella Saxby Phelan died in May 1992 at age 75.

     Frank Evans Phelan was born on 19 July 1892 at Duluth, St. Louis Co., MN. He began military service WW I service. He married Opal Douglas Jenkins, daughter of Douglass McMillan Jenkins and Elizabeth Penrose, on 24 June 1928 at Milford, Dickinson Co., IA. Frank Evans Phelan died on 6 October 1974 at King Co., WA, at age 82. He was buried in October 1974 at Masonic Cemetery, Des Moines, Polk Co., IA, Findagrave #87978807.

     James Phelan married Elizabeth Kinney.¹

     Mary Theresa Phelan was born in 1875 at Ottawa, LaSalle Co., IL. She married Ezra Herbert Brumbach, son of Joseph Brumbach and Margaret N. Hart. Mary Theresa Phelan died in 1966 at Parma, Canyon Co., ID.