- Date Of Birth: March 22, 1917
- Date Of Death: April 29, 2009
- State: Michigan
Age 92, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2009. He was born on March 22, 1917 in Ionia, MI. the son of Leonard and Agnes (Humphreys) Schafer. Mr. Schafer was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church and a graduate of the school. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus in Ionia and was a Past Grand Knight. He was a mail carrier in the Ionia area for several years before retiring in 1977. He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife Madeline Schafer; siblings Ruth Bauermeister, Catherine Poole, Luella Boyd, Mary Edwards and Robert Schafer; step-son Michael Mullin; son-in-law Kermit Keiter; grandson Christian Whitten. Surviving are his wife of 39 years Gertrude I. Schafer of Ionia; children Diane (Ben) Whitten of Wimberly, Texas, Susan Keiter of Jacksonville, Florida; step-son Kenneth Mullin of Castaic, California; 8 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; siblings Raymond “Pete” (Mary) Schafer of Ionia and Virginia “Red” McKenna of Lansing; several nieces and nephews.
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