Dawson-Phelps County NeArchives Obituaries.....Shafer, Melvin LeRoy September 30, 2009
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Lexington Clipper-Herald Oct. 3, 2009
The Rev. Melvin LeRoy Shafer, 83, of Lexington, Nebraska, died Wednesday, Sept.
30, 2009 at Tri-County Hospital in Lexington.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at the
Berean Bible Church in Lexington with Pastor Glenn Johnson officiating.

Burial will be in the Rosedale Cemetery near Hastings, Nebraska.

Visitation was held Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, at Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in
Lexington.

Survivors include two sons:  Ted (Karla) Shafer of Hooper, Martin (Priscilla)
Shafer of Broken Bow; one daughter, Elizabeth “Liz” (Dick) Sanderman of
Lexington; one brother, John (Ruth) Shafer of Mount Vernon, Mo.; ten
grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.

Melvin was preceded in death by his parents; his life partner, Genevieve, four
brothers and three sisters.

Reverend Shafer was born June 19, 1926 at Hastings to Maynard and Eva (Losee)
Shafer.  He attended grade school at Rosedale and then went on to attend
Hastings High School. Mel then went on to college and seminary.

He was united in marriage to Genevieve Braun on Dec. 26, 1946 at Hastings. 
Three children were blessed to this marriage, Ted, Martin and Elizabeth. 
Following their marriage the couple moved to Illinois to serve a student church
as Mel attended college.  Six years later they were assigned to a church at
Mynard, Nebraska.

Mel and Gen served two student churches, four full-time churches and three
interim churches, a total of 45 years.  Eddyville and Oconto is where Mel and
Gen’s children grew up.  He was very active in the Lions Club and helped
establish the Eddyville Library and the ice-skating pond in the park. 
Rev. Shafer had many interests, but most especially he loved his Lord and served
Him as a loving and faithful servant.  His Wednesday morning Bible Study was
another important part of his life.  


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