OBITUARY: Paul W. Shaffer, 1963-2005, Mitchell County, Iowa [ Based on an Obituary in the Mitchell County Press-News Online -- www.mcpress.com -- Posted February 2, 2005 ] Paul W. Shaffer Memorial services for Paul W. Shaffer, age 41, of Osage, Iowa, will be held on Thursday, February 3, 2005, at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage, with Rev. Dr. J. Samuel Subramanian officiating. Inurnment will be at the Osage Cemetery. He died on Sunday, January 30, 2005, at his home. Paul was born November 18, 1963, in Osage, the son of Bill Shaffer and Marilyn (Dorl) Shaffer. Paul was educated in Osage Schools, graduating from Osage High School in 1982. He was employed at Dimensional Graphics in Mason City. Paul was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents Bill and Edna Shaffer; two maternal grandfathers, Fred Dorl and Smokey Coutant and a brother-in-law Russ Voight. Paul is survived by his mother Marilyn Shaffer of Osage; his father Bill Shaffer of Hazel Green, Wisc.; three sisters: Brenda Voight and significant other Steve Willey, and nephew Ryan Voight of Owatonna, Minn; Sally (Zeke) Ogden of Osage; Amy (Brian) Beaver and nephew and niece Cody and Katie Beaver of St. Ansgar; one brother Russ Shaffer and nephews Lee and Jay Shaffer of Dubuque; maternal grandmother Vi Coutant of Upton, Wyo.; and numerous aunts and uncles. Arrangements were made by Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage. Copyright 2004, K. L. Kittleson