Cora May (Gates) SCHAEFER

SCHAEFER, GATES, NESBIT, WEAVER, TRCA, RAYHONS, REIMER, RIDDER, MARTINSON, GARVER, LATHAM

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/7/2010 at 13:32:11

May 25, 1899 -- April 26, 1970

Cora May Gates Schaefer was born at Garner, Iowa on May 25th 1899. The eldest of the family of Fred and Cecelia Nesbit Gates. As a young girl she attended rural schools near her home, and later was graduated from the Klemme High School. On June 6th 1917 she was united in marriage to Roy Schaefer. Together they commenced house keeping on a farm west of Klemme where they lived for twenty-four years. Eight children were born to the couple. In 1941 they moved from the farm into their home in Klemme. She had the oppertunity to celebrate her golden wedding anniversary on June 6th 1967. Mrs. Schaefer suffered a severe stroke in February, resulting in hospitalization. She passed away at the Hancock County Memorial Hospital in Britt on Sunday morning, April 26th. She was seventy years of age. She had been an active member of the Methodist Church, the W.S.C.S., the Legion Auxiliary and the Grandmothers Club.

Surviving are her husband, Roy of Klemme and her eight children. Merle Schaefer of Los Angeles, California; Violet, Mrs. Emory Weaver of Garner; Eugene Schaefer of Milford; Calvin Schaefer of Garner; Donald Schaefer of Palmdale, California; Rose, Mrs Dennis Trca, of Garner; Iris, Mrs. Junior Rayhons of Kanawha also there are twenty five grandchildren and two great grand children. Four sisters and one brother. Mrs. Ben Reimer of Garner, Mrs. Ben Ridder of Klemme, Mrs. Roy Martinson of Bloomington, Minnesota, Mrs Keith Garver of Waterloo and Lawrence Gates of Van Nuys, California. Also one Aunt, Mrs. Nora Latham of Prairie View Apts. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother and one grandchild.

Pallbearers were Bob Cavitt, Dale Brede, Roy Arnold, Maurice Trumbell, John Schwichtenberg, and Russell Thorson. Officiate was Rev. George Brighton. Interment was in Klemme Cemetery, Klemme, Iowa.