Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Schafer, Richard L.  April 29, 2009
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Ionia Sentinel-Standard - Fri. May 1, 2009


Richard L. Schafer, of Ionia, age 92, passed away on Wednesday, April 29, 2009/

He was born on March 22, 1917 in Ionia, 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.

Surviving are his wife of 39 years Gertrude I. Schafer of Ionia; children Diane 
(Ben) Whitten of Wimberly, Texas, Susan Keiter of Jacksonville, Fla.; stepson 
Kenneth Mullin of Castaic, Calif.; 8 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; 
siblings Raymond “Pete” (Mary) Schafer of Ionia and Virginia “Red” McKenna of 
Lansing and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife Madeline Schafer; siblings 
Ruth Bauremeister, Catherine Poole, Luella Boyd, Mary Edwards and Robert 
Schafer; stepson Michael Mullin; son-in-law Kermit Keiter and grandson Chris 
Whitten.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by Rev. Melvin Fox at 11 a.m., 
Monday, May 4, 2009 at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church 434 High St., Ionia. 
The family will receive friends 6-8 p.m., Sunday, May 3, 2009 at the Schrauben 
Lehman Funeral Home, 220 Rich St., Ionia. A Rosary Service will be held at 7 
p.m. For those wishing, memorial contributions may be made to the American 
Heart Association or American Alzheimer’s Association in memory of Richard. 
Online condolences may be made at www.schraubenlehman.com.  


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