Lela G. Shafer 1926 - 2019

SHAFER, CRAIG, REICHARDT, SCHLEGEL

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 2/16/2020 at 00:00:24

Sioux City Journal
26 October 2019

Sequin, Texas Buried Sioux City

Lela G. Shafer, 93, of Seguin, passed away Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at Remarkable Healthcare in Seguin, after a lengthy illness.

Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., also at the chapel. Online condolences may be directed to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Lela was born on April 29, 1926, in Salix, Iowa, to Alfred and Myrtle (Craig) Reichardt. She attended local schools through the 12th grade. In 1943, she married Charles R. Schlegel Sr. with whom she had two sons, Charles R. Schlegel Jr., and Paul S. Schlegel. The two later divorced. In 1973, Lela married Robert F. "Bob" Shafer in Sioux City. Bob passed away in San Antonio, Texas, in 2007.

Ms. Shafer lived in several states throughout her life, including Iowa, where she was born, and Texas, where she passed. She and Bob moved to Texas to be closer to her family. She resided in Texas for the remainder of her life, about 40 years.

She thoroughly enjoyed working, and she was a dynamo. She worked as a waitress, hostess, restaurant manager, and homemaker for her family. Lela was also very active with the Eastern Star, being a Worthy Matron at one time.

Ms. Shafer was baptized a Christian, and was proud of her faith. She had many hobbies, including sewing, crocheting, knitting, needlework, and quilting.

She is survived by a sister, Bertha Snyder of Sioux City; brother, William Boston of Missouri; daughters-in-law, Elaine Schlegel of Seguin, Texas, and Patricia Schlegel of Baytown, Texas; grandchildren, Jennifer Clark and her children, Robert Garrett, Connor Garrett, William Clark and Faith Clark of Chandler, Ariz.; Rebecca Leitko and husband, Jeffrey, their children, Matthew and David of N. Richland Hills, Texas; Kelly Soefje and husband, Kenneth, their children, Kolten, Charles, Alexis, Gus, Christian and Elliott of Seguin; Gwendolyn Farmer and husband, Lanny, their children, Kaden and Layla Steubing of Kyle, Texas; and Adam Schlegel and wife, Lindsey of Houston, Texas; as well the loving family of her late husband, Robert "Bob" Shafer.

Ms. Shafer was preceded in death by her sons, Charles Schlegel and Paul Schlegel; husband, Robert "Bob" Shafer; her parents; and a number of brothers and sisters.