Arthur Walter Pfeifer

Arthur Walter Pfeifer,

the son of Frank and Mag-

dalena (Gerein) Pfeifer

was born July 30, 1928 in

Rugby, North Dakota. He

died at the age of 91 years

on Saturday, April 18,

2020 at the Heart of Amer-

ica Care Center in Rugby.

Art was raised in the

rural farm home of his

parents in Tuscarora

Township, Pierce County

and attended Brazil Coun-

try School # 4 and com-

pleted his education, gra-

duating from Balta High

School. Following gra-

duation, he left the family

farm for Chicago, Illinois

where he worked for the

Chicago Publishing Com-

pany. He would later re-

turn to help on the family

farm. In 1952, he was in-

ducted into the U.S. Army

and served in the Korean

War until his honorable

discharge in 1954. Fol-

lowing service, he again

returned to the farm. On

October 17, 1955 he was

united in marriage to Ar-

lene Thomas at St.

Cecilia’s Catholic Church

in Towner. The couple

made their home with his

parents until they pur-

chased a farm of their

own in the Pleasant Lake,

Benson County area.

Here they farmed and

raised their family. Ar-

lene died January 26,

1971. Art, with the help

of family continued to

raise his young family and

retired into Rugby in 1985

after 32 years of farming.

He was passionate about

farming, especially grain

farming and spent long

days in the hayfield on

his Minneapolis-Moline U

tractor.

Art was a firm but gen-

tle and quiet man and was

a longtime member of St.

Mary’s Catholic Church in

Knox, a current member

of Little Flower Catholic

Church, Rugby, was a life-

time member of the

Knights of Columbus and

enjoyed memberships in

the Germans from Russia,

the Veterans of Foreign

Wars, the American Le-

gion and the Eagles. He

was an avid fisherman

and was able to make a

trip to the origin of his

family’s home country of

Odessa, Russia.

He is survived by his

children, Blaine of

Pleasant Lake, Carl of

Hamilton, Montana,

Elaine (Cordell) Myran of

Dickinson, Gwen Pfeifer

of Minot and Holly Pfeifer

of Fargo; 10 Grandchil-

dren; 7

Great-grandchildren;

sister-in-law, Janice

Pfeifer of Rugby;

numerous nieces,

nephews, other relatives

and friends. He was pre-

ceded in death by his

wife, Arlene; two sons,

Francis and Donald; three

brothers, Anton “Tony”,

Roy and Francis; two sis-

ters, Catherine Pfeifer and

Regardia Schaan; special

friend, Edna Boardman;

and his parents.

A private Mass of

Christian Burial for his

family by invitation only

will be held at 10:30 a.m.

Thursday at the Little

Flower Catholic Church

in Rugby, Father Neil

Pfeifer, Celebrant. Burial

with full military honors

for family and the public

will be held in the church

cemetery in the late

spring, along with a Cele-

bration of Life Memorial

Mass of Christian Burial

in the church.

Visitation for the public

will be held from 3:30 un-

til 5 p.m. Wednesday (To-

day) in the Anderson Fun-

eral Home of Rugby.

Please be respectful of the

COVID-19 CDC’S proto-

cols for public gatherings

when accessing the fun-

eral home.

Arrangements with the

Anderson Funeral Home

of Rugby. Online registry:

www.funeralsbyanderson

.com