John August Pfleiderer

John August Pfleiderer, 88, of Greeley, CO passed on April 3, 2016 at Hospice of Northern Colorado in Greeley. He was born March 31, 1928 to August G. and Georgia M. (Calkins) Pfleiderer in Greeley. John was raised in Greeley. At age nine he secured his own Social Security card and began working for Hackett and Walters Bakery. At age 16 he spent two summers traveling the country with the Forsythe & Dallas Carnival; then returned to Greeley and graduated from Greeley High School in 1948. John was a competitive roller skater during those years and one night Dorothy VanBeber caught his eye at the Warnoco Skating Rink. They began dating, and on September 13, 1948 they were married in Cheyenne, WY. They were married for sixty-seven years. John worked as a tile mason and ornamental plasterer for his cousin, F.E. Newman; then began a 16 year career with the City of Greeley as superintendent of Linn Grove Cemetery and the Parks Department. He finished his career with the State of Colorado working for C-DOT until his retirement. In his earlier years, John enjoyed refereeing high school wrestling matches and stepped aside when his two sons began wrestling for West High School so he could attend their matches. He was also a 4-H leader for 25 years. An avid outdoorsman, John enjoyed hunting, fishing, rock hunting, lapidary work and camping. He especially enjoyed gardening and spending time with his family. After retirement he and Dorothy enjoyed spending the winter months together in Rockport, TX. John never met a stranger and was always willing to help anyone in need. He will be remembered by his family as a mentor, a teacher, and a loving husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Pfleiderer of Greeley; children, Pat Woods and husband Lee of Greeley, Suzy Christophersen and husband Mark of Kersey, CO, John Pfleiderer and wife Linda of Kersey, and Ron Pfleiderer and his wife Dee also of Kersey. Also left to mourn his passing are his grandchildren, Jeremy Rosenquist (Dana), Amanda Devitt (David), Jerrica Rosenquist (Jerry Collins), Jessica Richmeier (Nick), Cohlana Pfleiderer and Codee Pfleiderer; step Grandchildren, Chris Christophersen, Jamie Rivas (Abe), Candace Palumbo (Chris), Coleen Mitchell (Brian) and 10 great grandchildren. John is also survived by his large and loving extended family. He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Shirley Lawson. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, April 8, 2016 at Greeley Wesleyan Church, 3600 W. 22nd Street in Greeley. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the "John Pfleiderer Memorial Fund” in care of Adamson Funeral Home, 2000 47th Avenue, Greeley, CO 80634. The contributions will be passed on to several of John’s favorite charities. Condolences may be sent to the family at adamsonchapels.com.