Helen Pfeiffer

Helen Pfeiffer, 78, of Topeka, Kansas, died March 9, 2013 at Midland House House. She was born on May 24, 1934 in Grainfield, Kansas, the daughter of Joseph and Amelia (Wasinger) Schiefelbein. Helen attended St. Joseph?s grade school and worked at Seymour?s at the age of 15 to help her family. She also worked at Woolworths Department Store and Crosby Brothers where she met her future husband Walter in 1951. She married Walter H. "Walt" Pfeiffer on September 27, 1952 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. They enjoyed over 60 years of marriage together. First and foremost in her life were her faith and love for her family. Helen dedicated her life to her husband and her five children. She enjoyed sewing, needlework, vegetable and flower gardening, reading, canning, going to church, traveling, and dancing, especially to polka music. She was a great cook, known for her delicious krautstreudels. She also enjoyed volunteering for the church choir, at Let?s Help, the Germanfest and working garage sales. Helen was a member of the Daughters of Isabella, the Moose Lodge, and the National Association of Letter Carriers Auxiliary. She is also survived by her children: Bruce (Kim) Pfeiffer, Diane Linder, Rick (Karen) Pfeiffer, Patrick Pfeiffer, and Lori Ogan, eight grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, a brother George Schiefelbein, along with many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Edward Schiefelbein, Joseph Schiefelbein, Amelia Sommers, Sylvester Schiefelbein, Mary Artzer, Anna Sale, Eugene Schiefelbein, Irene Gardner, and Leona Montgomery, two sons in law, Bobby Linder, Duane Ogan, and a granddaughter Jamie Linder. Helen will lie in state at Sacred Heart Catholic Church after 4:00 p.m., Wednesday where a Daughters of Isabella rosary will be prayed at 4:30 p.m., a Parish Rosary will be prayed at 5:30 p.m, and an Altar Society rosary will be prayed at 6:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, March 14 at 10:00 a.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Memorial Contributions may be made in Helen?s memory to Sacred Heart Catholic Church or to Midland Hospice Care and sent in care of the Brennan-Mathena Funeral Home, 800 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66603. Online condolences and fond memories may be left at www.brennanmathenafh.com.