Homer E. Kifer, 82, of 310 North Second St., Jeannette, died Friday at 6:15 p.m. in Jeannette District Memorial Hospital, where he was admitted after becoming ill suddenly Sept. 18, (1971). Born in Westmoreland City Oct. 13, 1888, he was a son of the late Jacob and Alice Graham Kifer.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Gard Miller Kifer, in 1965 and three children Glenn Kifer, Mrs. Helen Henry and Ellsworth Kifer.
A retired Elliott Company receiving clerk with 22 years of service, he was a member of the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Jeannette, and the Elliott Company Veterans Association.
Surviving are four children, Darryle L. of Denver, Colo.; Mrs. Suzanne Watson and Mrs. Earl (Stella) Stiffey, both of Jeannette, and Earle R. of Olathe, Kan.; 17 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren and a brother, P. Martin Kifer of Greensburg Rd.
Family Members
Parents
Jacob Z. Kifer
1860–1903
Alice C. Graham Kifer
1864–1904
Spouse
Garda Mae Miller Kifer
1887–1965
Siblings
Eva Mae Kifer Cribbs
1882–1949
William Calvin Kifer
1885–1959
Harry F. Kifer
1887–1907
Roy W. Kifer
1895–1896
Children
Glenn Amos Kifer
1906–1965
Ellsworth H. Kifer
1910–1965
Earle R. Kifer
1920–1996
