Nancy Stier Pfeiffer

 

                  courtesy of the Belleville News Democrat

Nancy Kathleen Pfeiffer, nee Stier, 68, of Millstadt, Ill., born Oct. 4, 1947, in Milwaukee, Wis., returned to the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, at her home after a long battle with cancer.

Nancy was a gifted special education teacher for Belleville High School District 201 for 34 years. She was a pioneer in finding opportunities for her students beyond the classroom. She capitalized on every teachable moment to inspire her students to achieve their best.

Nancy enjoyed spending time with her friends and especially with her grandchildren. She and her husband David enjoyed attending their sporting events and traveling. She will be remembered and sadly missed by her family, her friends, her students, and their parents.

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Marie, nee Vallero, Stier of Smithton, Ill.

Nancy was the beloved wife of David Pfeiffer, whom she married on April 7, 1967; the much-loved mother of Bradley Pfeiffer (Pam Jones) and Amy (Steven) Gomric; and special grandmother to Oliver Pfeiffer, Claire Pfeiffer, Avery Gomric, and David "Bo" Gomric. Also surviving are her sister, Joanne (David) Riester; her brother, John (Shelley) Stier; and a sister-in-law, Deborah (John) Hillebrandt.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to BJC Hospice, Illinois Division, to the Belleville East Girls Track Team, to the , in the form of Masses at St. Henry Catholic Church, or to the . Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.

Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill.

Funeral: Funeral procession will leave at 9:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, from the funeral home for a 10 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. Henry Catholic Church, Belleville, Ill., with Rev. Kenneth York officiating. Burial will follow at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Shiloh, Ill.

GEORGE RENNER & SONS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.