- Date Of Birth: September 26, 1927
- Date Of Death: May 27, 2022
- State: Idaho
Eileen Walton Shaffer, 94, a resident of Gooding, passed away on Friday, May 27, 2022 at the North Canyon Medical Center in Gooding.
Eileen was born on September 26, 1927 in Gooding, Idaho, the daughter of Fred Walton and Antoinette Krahn-Walton. She was raised in Fairfield, Idaho where she grew up on a ranch as an only child.
She later served a mission for the L.D.S.
Eileen married Joseph “Dean” Shaffer on November 10, 1950 in Inkom, Idaho.
For most of Eileen’s teaching career she taught in Bliss, Idaho.
Eileen is survived by: three sons – Frederic Shaffer of West Valley City, Utah, Joseph Shaffer, Jr. of Iona, Idaho and Cary Shaffer of Bliss; three grandchildren – Barbara (Aaron) Beck of Rigby, Shanna (Christopher) Adkins of Idaho Falls and Michael Shaffer of Bliss; six great grandchildren – Ashley Olson (Elijah Fisher), Samuel Beck, Carson Hale, Kemper Shore, Parker Perez and Emily Beck; and two great great grandchildren – Zayden Fisher and Quora Fisher.
She was preceded in death by: her parents – Fred Walton and Antoinette Krahn-Walton; daughter-in-law – Dorene Shaffer; and grandson – Joseph Dean Shaffer III.
