Graduation Year | Class of 1968 |
Date of Passing | Apr 12, 2010 |
About | DANIEL WAYNE PFLUEGER 1950-2010 Daniel Wayne Pflueger, 60, of Copper Dollar Cove, NE. died Monday April 12, 2010 at home. Daniel was born on March 15, 1950 in Waukegan IL. to Charles John and Olive May (Vanderzee) Pflueger. Daniel was raised and schooled in Salem, WI and was a 1968 graduate of Central High School in Salem, WI. He then attended the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO. graduating in 1972 and was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the US Air Force. Daniel met Penny Kirtley while at the Air Force Academy and they later married on November 11, 1972 while he was stationed for 6 months at Mather A.F.B. in Sacramento, CA. Daniel then attended school for management analysis in Wichita Falls, TX. Then he was stationed in Altas, OK for 4 years and this is where his son Andy was born. Daniel has also been stationed at Air Force Bases in Anchorage, AK, Lincoln, NE and Omaha, NE. He attended Armed Forces Staff College for 6 months in Norfolk, VA, then was stationed at Mons, Belgium at SHAPE Headquarters, then back to Omaha’s Offutt A.F.B. retiring in 1993 and moving to Copper Dollar Cove. Dan worked at Cape Truck Toppers in Bellevue for 5 years after his retirement from the Air Force. He was also a member of The National Corvette Owner Association. Daniel is survived by his wife, Penny Pflueger of Copper Dollar Cove, NE, son, “Andy” Jerod Pflueger and his wife Abby of Omaha, NE., grandson, Gabriel, parents, Charles and Olive Pflueger of Louisville, NE., brother, Richard Pflueger and his wife Cathy of Madison, MS., numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He is preceded in death by his grandson, Adam Pflueger. He is preceded in death by his grandson, Adam Pflueger. A private family service and burial will be held at a later date Memorials can be sent to the donors favorite charity. Roby Funeral Home, 346 Ave. A, Plattsmouth, NE. 68048. 402-296-3123. |