John James Peiffer

Birth date: Oct 28, 1982 Death date: Jul 30, 2025

John James Peiffer, born on October 28, 1982, died at the Intermountain Hospital in Murray Utah, on July 30, 2025, at the age of 42. John was born to James Frank Peiffer and Angela M Rutherford. John was raised near Hershey Pennsy Read Obituary

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Rivka Peiffer

3w ago

A poem that reminds me of John & of the poems he wrote -

My memories are what I have left,
and a lesson I will not forget.
The time has come when time is no more
and all that's left was once before.

The memories so dear and true,
those memories of me and you.
Although we fell and stumbled at times,
all those hills were necessary climbs.
All the times when your heart shined through
are the greatest memories I have of you.

I will always remember you, brother of mine.
In my heart I will keep you,
so I will be fine.
I will go forward with my head up high.
It might be hard, I cannot lie.
But in my heart you will be,
moving forward, you with me.

Poem ~ Tamarah M. Olsen

Rivka Peiffer

12w ago

I want to keep posting new photos, read everyone’s stories & memories of John here. I’m posting the celebration of life information from my mom below so it doesn’t get pushed down. 💌👇🏽 🪻
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💙 Debra Peiffer - We have come up with a time for our son John Peiffer's "Celebration of Life"
John loved our family gatherings & Campfires at our home on Hershey Rd. The house was sold, so we found another place to gather with family & friends, to share memories. It will be an outdoor event close to his birthday! Please dress accordingly. We will be inside if the weather doesn't cooperate.

• When - Friday, October 24, 2025 from 6:00-8:00PM. A short service followed by food & gathering.

• To be held at - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints, 216 Skyline Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

🩵 Weather permitting it will be in the Pavilion, behind the church with a campfire for socializing afterwards. Bring a camp chair if you wish.
🤍 RSVP here or with us for a rough count of attendees.

Debra Speck-Peiffer

14w ago

We have come up with a time for our son
John Peiffer's "Celebration of Life".
John loved our family gatherings and Campfires at our home on Hershey Rd. The house was sold, so we found another place to gather with family and friends, to share memories. It will be an outdoor event close to his birthday! Please dress accordingly. We will be inside if the weather doesn't cooperate.
It will be on Friday, October 24, 2025 from 6:00-8:00PM. A short service followed by food and gathering. To be held at:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints,
216 Skyline Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
Weather permitting it will be in the Pavilion, behind the church with a campfire for socializing afterwards. Bring a camp chair if you wish.
RSVP here or with us for a rough count of attendees.

Rivka Peiffer

14w ago

miss you lots brother

Rivka Peiffer

14w ago

Love you John, been hearing your laugh, seeing your smile & feeling you in music brother.

Debra Speck-Peiffer

15w ago

Your smiling face was contagious!
We miss you and there is a hole where you once stood. Our memories of you live on.
Your Dad, Jim and the Peiffer family.
Gone too soon but never forgotten.

Angela Rutherford

17w ago

Added 7 new photos to the John album.

Joey

17w ago

I met John back in 2007 while cleaning windows—he was the apex, the standard, the one I looked up to. Strong, personable, caring, and fearless. There was just something about John that made people gravitate toward him.

I was with John during some of the most meaningful moments of my life. He was there when I met my girl, and again when I finally asked her to be mine. My firstborn even shares John’s birthday—October 28, 2010. That connection always stuck with me.

John was a true leader—whatever he set his mind to, he gave it everything. I watched him dedicate himself to a fitness competition with full focus and heart. He could pick up a guitar and sing like he was born to do it. And I’ll never forget seeing him walk a five-piece stackable ladder with one hand. No one else could do that. It was like he had magic in him.

We lost touch after I moved in 2019, but I thought about him often. So many good memories. So many laughs. That huge smile of his—you never forget it.

John, you were truly one of a kind. Thank you for the light and inspiration you gave to everyone around you. You’ll never be forgotten.

Rivka Peiffer

17w ago

I love you John. Your soul, your heart, your strength, YOU, you’ve always been such an inspiration to me growing up & growing older. You made me want to be strong. Whether that’s climbing, cliff jumping, learning guitar, really stepping out of my comfort zone in any way. You handed out metaphorical permission slips to everyone to fall, fly, fail, grow & to be themselves. It was to you that I looked to for courage in paving my own path. Seeing you literally spin on your head with cardboard to practice for all the breakdancing at dances, defying gravity. Or joining you Ken & Jared for workouts in the garage. Running full speed down the hill to slide in the mud with you in a rain storm. Rope swinging all together at the swatty, it all amazed me. YOU amaze me. Your unapologetic, compassionate spirit shaped me into who I am today. Us being 10 years apart left some gaps in life where we didn’t hear much from eachother, but that never stopped the love & friendship. The unspoken bond of acceptance for who I am even as we both grew & changed, which is such a profound gift to receive from a big brother, thank you. I’ll never forget the leather bracelet you gave me with the Jimmy Hendrix quote “when the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace” just sitting there reading it over & over in awe at its truth. I think of you when the sun hits my skin in the morning, I feel you in my laugh, I carry you in every step I take with my half webbed toes. (which aren’t nearly as cool as yours) You were a hero to so many, in so many ways. There’s too much to say & even if I said it all it wouldn’t be enough because words don’t really do justice to or truly capture how wonderful you are. To my fearless, talented, incredible, strong willed, brilliant, silly, loving, biggest brother, thank you for being my brother, for being you. Thank you for gracing this world with your heart & for seeing others so deeply. You’re the strongest person I know, serving, hard working, all in on what ever it was you were doing, I feel so honored to call you my big brother. My heart, and I’m sure every heart you touched in life is aching at the sudden impact the absence of you has left.

I love you John, John Boy, Johnny P, so much! 💪🏽
Love Rivka, Beck, Becky, little sis 💙

Ashley Dinsmore

17w ago

Johnny, I’m so sadden to hear of your passing. I’ll never forget the 2 and 1/2 years we were together in our early 20’s. All the great laughs about Napoleon dynamite and fun we had. The late night talks or the phone calls we shared with Ken and your mom. The cold evenings when I would make homemade chicken noodle soup and you would eat all the vegetables I would strain out. The times when we would go to your dad’s house for family events. Although addiction was apart of your life for such a long time I know that you are a loving, caring and compassionate person. I know you will do great things in heaven. I hope your days are filled with everlasting happiness and your heart is filled with love. Till we meet again sweet boy. I love you.

Rivka Peiffer

17w ago

I love you John, John Boy, Johnny P, so much! 💪🏽
Love Rivka, Beck, Becky, little sis 💙

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