Peter Obernesser Obituary

Obernesser
PETER J. OBERNESSER
June 17, 1938
January 5, 2021
Peter J. Obernesser, 82, passed away on January 5, 2021 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Peter's life began on June 17, 1938; he was the oldest of 12 children born to the late Albert and Eileen Obernesser of Utica, New York.
Peter graduated from New Hartford High School in 1956, and subsequently attended St. Michael's College in Toronto, Canada where he first met the love of his life, Jane Hungerford. They were married on December 1, 1962 and spent the last 58 years together. Once married, Peter proudly served as a lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, after which he worked as a special agent in the FBI. With four children in tow (and one on the way), he attended law school at Syracuse University and worked as a Deputy District Attorney in Syracuse, NY upon graduation.
In 1977, Peter and Jane visited Breckenridge, CO on a ski vacation and decided to move to Colorado with their 5 children. Peter had a successful law practice which served the Colorado Springs community for over 40 years.
Peter had a passion for many things: traveling, skiing, bike riding, hunting, blue lollipops, and chocolate chip cookies. He traveled all over the world with his wife, children and grandchildren, and set foot on all 7 continents, achieving a goal that he and Jane had set years before. At 82 years of age, he was still a ski instructor at Beaver Creek.
He was the patriarch of the Obernesser family, and will always be remembered by his loving and devoted wife, Jane Obernesser; children Ann (Mike) Rogers of Florissant, CO, and their three children, Jessica, Leslie, and Kelly; Peter Obernesser of Colorado Springs, CO and his two children, Ryan and Bailey, and grandson Dean; Katie (Greg) Troupe of Monument, CO and their five children, Casey, Meghan, Caitlyn, Peter and Garrett; Jane Cummings of Colorado Springs, CO and her four children, Emma, Mary, Catherine, and Sarah; Michael (Megan) Obernesser of Colorado Springs, CO and their three children, Mia, Jackson and Tyson; as well as Peter's surviving siblings: William, Albert, James, Robert, Eileen, Karen, Michael, Paul, and John. He is preceded in death by his two siblings, Charles and Jean; and his granddaughter, Casey Jane Troupe.
A private funeral service and burial will be held January 15, 2021, but the family intends to have a celebration of Peter's big, beautiful life in 2021. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lalmba Association (lalmba.org).