Schaefer, Frank 1834 – 1903

SCHAEFER, SHAFER, SHAFFER, FYE

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 5/22/2024 at 16:07:20

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer Dec. 22, 1903, FP, C4

Frank Shaffer died last Saturday morning and his funeral was held Monday morning from the German Catholic church. Mr. Shaffer was one of the old settlers of this county, and his whole life was so ordered as to win the confidence and esteem of all who made his acquaintance.

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer Dec. 22, 1903, FP, C6

Frank Shafer died at his home in Cresco Saturday morning at twenty minutes past twelve, after an illness of a short period.
Deceased was born in Germany, Aug. 7, 1834; came to this country in 1854. He was united in marriage to Barbara Fye the 10th of June, 1865, and moved on his farm four miles south of town, thence moved in town and made his home for twelve years.
He leaves a wife and seven children, six sons and one daughter, to mourn his loss.
CARD OF THANKS, we WISH TO express our heartfelt sympathy to the many kind friends, who so kindly aided us in the sickness and burial of our beloved husband and father.
MRS. FRANK SHAFER & FAMILY.

Transcriber’s Note: His last name is spelled two different ways. Find-A-Grave indicates his gravestone in Pleasant Hill Cemetery shows Schaefer.

Pleasant Hill Cemetery
 

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