Mrs. PAUL (Elsie L. Klein) SHAFER 1897-1986

SIEKMEIER, KLEIN, SHAFER, KRUGER

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Date: 2/26/2005 at 18:47:19

Mrs. PAUL (Elsie L. Klein) SHAFER

Funeral services for Elsie L. Shafer were held Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bethlehem Presbyterian Church, rural Postville with Rev. James Elvig officiating. Interment was in the Bethlehem Cemetery.

Elsie Shafer, daughter of Fred and Clara (Siekmeier) Klein, was born May 28, 1897, Ludlow Township, Allamakee County. She died Oct. 22, 1986 at Veterans Memorial Hospital, Waukon.

She was educated in the local rural schools. Nov. 11, 1915 she married Paul Shafer at Bethlehem Presbyterian church. They had 2 children. They lived in Ludlow Township where she was a member of Bethlehem Presbyterian Church and the United Presbyterian Women. The last 3 years she lived at Thornton Manor, Lansing.

She is preceded in death by her husband in 1967, and a sister, Alvina. Surviving are her son, Elmer Shafer and daughter, Mrs. Norma Kruger, both of Waukon; 2 sisters, Selma Shafer and Lydia Klein, Waukon; 4 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren.

Casket bearers were Mark Palmer, Wayne Fish, Scott Miene, James Kruger, Steven Ewing and Bill Shepard.

Postville Herald - contributed by Mary Durr