John William Pieper passed away peacefully on September 23, 2024. His parents were Adela (Kopitzke) and Harold Pieper. He left his earthly family to join his parents, brother, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and beloved pets in Heaven. This followed a lengthy and courageous battle with Parkinson’s Disease.John would have been 93 in a few weeks. He lived a long and full life. He graduated from New London High School where he was an exceptional athlete, playing basketball and baseball and went on to finish his studies at UW-Oshkosh and UW-Madison. He served in the United States Army at Ft Knox, where he played saxophone in the Army Band. He was recognized as a Korean War Veteran for his time in the service during the war although he was never deployed overseas. John had a long and dignified teaching career. He began teaching in Marion, moved to Edgerton, and concluded his career with the School District of Janesville. While teaching he won several state awards in elementary physica...
