David Charles Pfander

Mr. David Charles "Dave" Pfander, age 85 of Deputy, Indiana, entered this life on March 4, 1941 in Dayton, Ohio. He was the loving son of the late Edward Charles and Grace Mildred Wogoman Pfander. He was raised in Dayton and graduated from Wilbur Wright High School. He then graduated from the University of Dayton and later furthered his education at Indiana University Southeast. On March 21, 1970, he was united in marriage to Linda Carole Prather at the Bethany Baptist Church in Deputy, Indiana. He was blessed to raise one son, John David Pfander. He resided in the Deputy community since the early 1960's. His working career was in Civil Service work with the Jefferson Proving Ground in Madison, Fort Sheridan, Fort Bragg and Wright Patterson Air Force Base, retiring after 40 years of service as a personnel officer. He was raised in St. Mark Lutheran Church in Dayton, Ohio and was a life-long member of the Lutheran faith. He had served in churches at Bethel Lutheran in Austin, Indiana, Holy Cross Lutheran in Scottsburg, Indiana, Redeemer Lutheran in Fayetteville, St. Paul in Waukegan, and was a current member of Faith Lutheran Church. He was a member of the Deputy Volunteer Fire Department and had served as a Boy Scout Troop Leader. Dave was an avid fisherman his whole life and enjoyed taking his grandchildren fishing. He loved to garden, raise vegetables and flowers, collect stamps, read - especially the Bible and do oil paintings. Dave died on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at 5:57 a.m. at his home in Deputy, Indiana.

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A LOVING FAMILY Dave will be missed by his loving wife of 56 years, Linda Carole Prather Pfander of Deputy, Indiana; his loving son, John David Pfander and his wife, Lisa of Beaver Creek, Ohio; his beloved grandchildren, Logan Green and his wife, Lauren, Austin Pfander and his wife, Ashleigh, Sarah Pfander, and Jacob Pfander; his adoring great-grandchildren, Theodore Green and Bo Pfander; his sister, Carol Sue Greene of Kettering, Ohio; his brothers-in-law, Nathan Prather of Deputy, Indiana, Jim Wehner of Madison, Indiana; his sisters-in-law, Gayle Everhart of Deputy, Indiana, Joy Yager and her husband, Rocky of Dupont, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Edward Charles Pfander, his mother, Grace Mildred Wogoman Pfander, his brother-in-law, Donald Green, his sisters-in-law, Peggy Wehner and Teresa Prather.

FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Jeffery Pflug at the Faith Lutheran Church, 3024 North Michigan Road in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Bethany Cemetery near Deputy, Indiana.

VISITATION Friends may visit Monday, March 30, 2026 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana and Tuesday, March 31, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Faith Lutheran Church, 3024 North Michigan Road in Madison, Indiana.

MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Faith Lutheran Church or the Bethany Cemetery. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centers of Madison and Hanover or at the church. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com

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