Roberta June Pfadenhauer, 73, of West Burlington, died on Monday, December 15, 2025 at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington, IA.
She was born on June 30, 1952 in Burlington, Iowa and was the daughter of Harold and Dorothy (Chesnut) Wolfe. She was a 1970 graduate of New London High School. She married Wesley Pfadenhauer on December 21, 1973 at New London United Methodist Church.
She graduated from Iowa Wesleyan with a degree in Home Economics, but due to a lack of job opportunities, she switched to Special Education. She was a teacher at Danville High School for 30 years and truly cared for each student. She used her Home Ec. skills in judging at several 4-H county fairs.
Roberta had a deep love for Jesus and serving others. She first came to faith while attending East Iowa Bible Camp. For nearly 50 years, she was a faithful member of Harmony Bible Church. She enjoyed attending women’s Bible study on Sunday mornings, as well as Community Bible Study every Tuesday. Her passion for children shone through her dedicated service in the church nursery, as well as serving more than two decades as the Awana Cubbie director.
Beyond her church life, Roberta was an active participant in her community. She faithfully supported her husband’s hobby of raising pigeons and was a member of the Southeast Iowa Pigeon Club. She spent many years cooking and serving food at the Buy, Sell, and Trade concession stand. She supported her children and grandchildren by attending numerous sporting and musical events, as well as traveling to Asia. She loved baking, especially pies, Christmas cookies and angel food cakes. She also loved flowers and enjoyed being a member of the Danville Gardening Club.
Survivors include her husband, Wes, of almost 52 years, her four children: Kim (Ben) Schmidgall of Mediapolis, IA, Christy Pfadenhauer of West Burlington, IA, Julie (Tyler) Stafford of Bangkok, Thailand and Matthew (Emily) Pfadenhauer of St. Michael, MN; 13 grandchildren: Noah, Abigail, and Jude Schmidgall, Brittany, Alyssa, Ashley, Alex and Aaron Pfadenhauer, Jacob and Kayla Stafford, Nathan, Asher, and Evelyn Pfadenhauer; 2 great grandchildren: Bentley and Daelyn. Her siblings Becky Hoyt of Middletown, Iowa, Kathy McClelland of Corpus Cristi, TX and Robert (Shawn) Wolfe of Smithsburg, Maryland, Brother-in-law Lloyd (Marsha) Pfadenhauer of West Burlington, Iowa, Brother-in-law Bob Ita of California. Also surviving are several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents; father and mother-in-law Chester and Leone Pfadenhauer; sister-in-law Maxine Ita.
Family will receive friends Sunday, December 21, 2025 from 4:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Harmony Bible Church - Danville Campus.
The funeral service for Roberta will be at 10:30 AM Monday, December 22, 2025 at Harmony Bible Church - Danville Campus. Lunch will follow service at the church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery at 2:00 PM
In lieu of flowers a memorial has been established for Harmony Bible Church.