Michael R. Pepper

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MICHAEL R. PEPPER

BORN
September 4, 1945
Sioux City, Iowa


PASSED AWAY
August 7, 2016
Sheldon, Iowa

MEMORIAL SERVICE
11:00 A.M. Thursday, August 11, 2016
Sheldon United Methodist Church; Sheldon, Iowa
Rev. Kevin Gingerich Officiating

Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016,
at Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon,
with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m.

MUSIC
When I Get Where I Am Going
Sung by: Wil George
CONGREGATIONAL HYMN
How Great Thou Art
Organist: Barb Burns

HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Brandon Ogle Louie Venteicher
Brad Sherman Will Nealy Arnie Koele
Tracy Ogle Mark Doughterty

CASKET BEARERS
Andy Greenfield Andy Anderson
Jason Klatt Gary Hibma
Rainer Nielsen Dave Kruger

FINAL RESTING PLACE
Graveside Service
9:00 A.M. Thursday, August 11, 2016
Graceland Park Cemetery
Sioux City, Iowa

Military Honors Presented by Offutt Air Force Base

After todays memorial service, relatives and friends are invited
to join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements are under the care of the
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home; Sheldon, Iowa.

MICHAEL R. PEPPER
Mike was born Sept. 4, 1945, in Sioux City to Don and Laurene (London) Pepper. He grew up in Sioux City and graduated from Central High School in 1963. After high school, he joined the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Cannon Air Force Base at Clovis, N.M., before serving overseas during the Vietnam War.
While in New Mexico, he met his future wife, Sharon Riggs. The two were married Sept. 9, 1967, in Belen, N.M.
After leaving the Air Force, Mike and Sharon moved to Bettendorf while he attended Palmer College of Chiropractic. In 1970, he accepted a job for the telephone company in Sheldon. While the name of the company changed several times, Mike continued to work for the phone company until his retirement in 2001. After that, he enjoyed working various jobs, mostly related to his love of automobiles.
Mike is survived by his wife, Sharon; two daughters, Christine Pepper and her friend, Will Nealy, of Sioux City, and Leah and Brad Sherman of Kihei, Hawaii; two grandchildren, Brandon and Grace Ogle of Sioux City; his sister, Kathy Pepper of Loveland, Colo.; two sisters-in-law, Diane Riggs and Judy Beavers of New Mexico; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
Mike was preceded in death by his parents and two brother-in-laws, Bill Riggs and Robert Beavers.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be sent to the
Riggs Family Scholarship,
13500 Springbok, Arcadia, OK 73007.