Obituary of Peter J Drives

Peter John Drives, 58, of Lake Havasu City, passed away on July 14, 2021. He was born October 13, 1962 in Sheboygan, Wisconsin to Dr. John and Sharon Drives. After graduating from Sheboygan South High he went on to receive an Associate in Culinary Arts at Madison Area Technical College in Madison, Wisconsin. He worked in the food industry in the area before committing to the United States Navy for 4 years where he served as an MS on the USS Hewitt in San Diego, California. Peter moved to Lake Havasu City to be closer to his parents and was a resident of the area for 15 years. During this time frame he was actively employed as a Chef at Montana Steak House, ChaBones, Martini Bay and Lake Havasu Golf Club. When Peter wasn’t creating delectable food he enjoyed recreational shooting in the foothills and doing Old West reenactments in shoot outs as Pistol Pete. He is preceded in death by his father, Dr. John Drives. He is survived by his mother, Sharon Lee Drives. His sisters, Patricia A. Drives (Vic Phillpotts); Fort Lauderdale, FL and Mary Ellen Seeman (Bill); Circle Pines, MN. He is also survived by nieces and nephews, Ian Phillpotts, Canton, GA, Keely Phillpotts, Davie, FL and Quinn Phillpotts, Fort Lauderdale, FL; Erin Hall (Byron), Patrick Seeman (Michaela),Circle Pines, MN and Zach Martinson (Kristin), Forest Lake, MN. A brief interment service will be open to any after the 10:00 A.M. church service on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at Mount Olive Lutheran Church. Thoughts and condolences may be submitted to the family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. To send a FREE card to the family, go to www.sendoutcards.com/lietzfraze.