John Anthony Alfredson was born Nov. 1, 1966, in Davenport, Iowa, to Terry Alfredson and Janette (Price) Pestka and was raised by Terry and Sandy Alfredson.
He passed away suddenly on Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in an auto accident near Friend, at the age of 46 years, five months and eight days.
As a young boy he attended school in Davenport, Iowa, and Lincoln, before moving with his family to Milford where he graduated from Milford High School with the class of 1984.
He started a long career in home improvement by working with his father.
Along with his high school sweetheart, Michelle Niehardt, John was blessed with the birth of his first two sons, Dustyn and Dylan. He was also blessed with the birth of a daughter, Christina.
On Oct. 31, 2002, John was united in marriage to the love of his life, Lisa Saurer, in Lincoln, and a daughter, Savannah, and son, Boston, were added to his family.
In 2005, John moved to Friend and along with Lisa, started Picture Perfect Construction. Customer service and satisfaction were very important to him. He had a special knack of seeing potential design changes in projects and developing those for the customer.
John was a charter member and past president of the Friend Lions Club and was an active member of the Friend Chamber of Commerce.
He enjoyed being an active participant in community activities, always willing to go the extra mile.
In his spare time, John loved the outdoors, especially fishing and camping.
He had a great fun-loving personality and loved and cared for his family. John had an artistic talent for drawing and often used this talent for his work projects. He was an overachiever, loved to organize and reorganize and collected antiques and other items.
John is survived by his sons Dustyn Alfredson and Dylan Alfredson, both of Milford, and Boston Alfredson, Friend; daughters Savannah Alfredson, Friend, and Christina Gutman, Norfolk; father Terry Alfredson, Milford; mother Sandy Alfredson, West Point; grandfather Joseph Mareno, Rockford, Ill.; birth mother and spouse Janette and Roy Pestka, Wilton, Iowa; sisters and brothers-in-law Courtney and Corey Kraklio, Wilton, Iowa, and Tiffany and Chris Kreikemeier, West Point; brothers Jeff Pestka, Tecumseh, and Jason Pestka, Long Grove, Iowa; former wife Lisa Alfredson, Friend; grandmothers Hazel Sturms, Davenport, Iowa, and Sharon Niehardt, Milford; many aunts and uncles, including special aunt LaVerne Gregg, Rockford, Ill.; mother-in-law and father-in-law Doris and Jerald Saurer, Friend; nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by a cousin Junior Gregg in 1973; and his grandfather Walt Sturms.
A memorial service was on Saturday, April 13, 2013, at Friend Christian Assembly with the Rev. Jerry Gill officiating.
Memorials are directed in care of the family for later designation.
Sue Eigsti accompanied the congregation as they sang “I’m Free.” Music of Remembrance included “I’ll Be Missing You” by Puff Daddy, “Cowboys and Angels” by Dustin Lynch, “Every Storm” by Gary Allen and “If I Die Young” by the Band Perry.
Arrangements by Lauber-Moore Funeral Home, Friend. Condolences may be sent to the family at laubermoore.com.
