Robert B. Pfisterer
Mar 9, 1946 -
Dec 1, 2021
Robert "Rob" B. Pfisterer, age 75, passed away on Dec. 1, 2021, following a long courageous battle of metastatic prostate cancer. Robin was born at home in Broadhead, Wis., on March 9, 1946, the son of Carl T. Pfisterer and B. Glenn (Sims) Pfisterer. Rob went to elementary and secondary school in Broadhead, where his mom was a teacher, and his dad was superintendent of schools. Rob graduated from the University of Whitewater in 1969.
In August 1966, Rob and Joann Sagen married while attending the University of Whitewater. They were together for over 55 years. Their pride and joy were their four children and 10 grandchildren: Gretchen (Erik) Flora with grandchildren Ingrid, Marit and Oskar Flora; Abigail (Bryan Watson, deceased) Pfisterer with grandchildren Breanne, Colter and Dylan Watson; Heidi Pfisterer with grandchildren Rocco Spicola; and Jacob (Holly) Pfisterer with grandchildren Sofia, Isaak and Eliot Pfisterer. All of Rob's children are living in Anchorage, Alaska.
Rob's sense of adventure and love of hunting and fishing brought them to Anchorage in 1969, where they lived, worked and raised their family for the next 50 years. Rob taught social studies and English at Dimond-Mears High School for 30 years. He was president of the Anchorage Education Association, where he worked many long hours to better the education system for all school employees. He was a Uniserv director for NEA-Alaska, where he traveled the state of Alaska, bargaining contracts for the teachers and staff. Rob traveled to many small isolated villages in Alaska, which gave him many rich cultural experiences.
Rob built his home in Anchorage and his beach cabins in Seward. All the family loved going out on our boat and catching salmon with their "Pops." The Pfisterer family loved spending time at "Seward by the Sea" with Pops. Rob and Uncle Bill loved taking all the grandkids out fishing in the boat in Seward, teaching them to keep their "tips up" and learning to drive the boat, these experiences have made our kids Alaskans through and through.
One of Rob's passions was to travel with his family to National Parks and many many battlefields throughout the U.S. As well as the many trips to Hawaii for a winter respite. Rob loved to travel to foreign lands with his wife Joann, the love of his life. His adventurous spirit was always calling.
Rob loved teaching his kids and grandkids to shoot rifles, shotguns and handguns, all 10 kids loved to shoot. Rob loved to train and bird hunt with his retrievers: a great day for Rob would be walking behind his bird dog in the field or hunting with his buddies. Rob was also an avid hunter; besides waterfowl, he loved hunting moose and caribou, whether it was spending a day or week hunting with his son Jake, brother Bill, nephews, grandchildren and friends.
Rob is survived by his wife Joann, of 55 years; his children and grandchildren; brothers. David (Sue) Pfisterer of Greendale, Wis., and Bill Pfisterer of Fairbanks; brother-in-law, Doug (sister, Lyn-deceased) Knudson, of Middleton, Wis.; sister, Becki (James) Kurtz of Middleton; special cousin, Sally (Mike) Armbrust of Madison, Wis.; as well as many nieces and nephews, other relatives and special friends.
A celebration of life is planned for the spring of 2022 in Seward, Alaska. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the C.T. and B. Glenn Pfisterer Scholarship fund, 13210 Spendlove Drive, Anchorage, AK 99516.
Rob had an infectious passion for life, and he made friends everywhere he went. He will be dearly missed.
