Myrtle Irene (Fosnaugh) SCHAFFER FARRINGTON

FARRINGTON, SCHAFFER, FOSNAUGH, SIMMERL, THOMPSON, SHIPLER, DAY, THORSBAKKEN, MATTHEWS, WALTMAN, PRATT, FOSTER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/20/2006 at 18:18:45

Myrtle Irene Farrington, 93, of Clarion, died Monday, November 25, 2002 at the USA Health Care Center, Clarion. Visitation will be held Thursday, November 28th at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Algona from 5-7 p.m. Funeral services will be held Friday, November 29th at the Funeral Chapel in Algona. Rev. Philip Webb will officiate at the 11 a.m. service. Interment will be in the LuVerne Cemetery.

Myrtle Irene Schaffer was born September 12, 1909, at Greenup, Illinois, the daughter of Edward and Anna May Simmerl Fosnaugh. As a young girl, Myrtle moved with her family to the Stratford area. She received her education at the Glidden School. On August 26, 1925, she and Henry N. Schaffer were married at Carroll. The couple moved to the LuVerne area where Henry was a farm laborer. The couple then moved to Algona in the late 1930’s where Myrtle worked for the Swift’s Produce. Myrtle and Henry lived in several area towns including Bancroft and Wesley, where Myrtle worked in the produce and locker businesses. On October 6, 1957, Myrtle’s husband, Henry preceded her in death. Myrtle and John Farrington were married February 3, 1958 at Blue Earth, Minnesota. They lived in several communities, including Wesley, Sheffield, Eagle Grove and Clarion. After John’s death in the early 1990’s Myrtle continued to live in Clarion. Myrtle was an active member of the VFW Auxiliary and the American Legion Auxiliary in Clarion. She won several awards for selling the most poppies at Memorial Day. Myrtle also belonged to the Rebekah Lodge and the Royal Neighbors. Myrtle became a resident of the Park Hall Care Center in Emmetsburg in September 2001 and then moved to the USA Health Care Center in Clarion on April 23, 2002.

Myrtle is survived by her children, Fern Thompson and husband, Robert of Algona, Robert Schaffer and wife, Betty of Clarion; Alice Shipler and fiance, Richard Day of Algona; Richard (Jack) Schaffer of Clarion; Mildred Thorsbakken of Emmetsburg; Roxie Lou Matthews and husband, Robert of Loveland, Colorado; 15 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; 10 great-great-grandchildren; two brothers, James Fosnaugh and wife, Ruth of Klemme; Ernest Fosnaugh of Lynden, Texas; sisters, Velma Waltman of Ceylon, Minnesota; Stella Pratt of Estherville; and Harriet Foster of Webster City. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands; infant daughter, Helen Irene; three brothers, Albert, Gilbert and Delbert Fosnaugh.

November 28, 2002
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