Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Shaffer, Thelma R. Balmer  May 18, 2008
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 5/21/2008
  Shaffer, Thelma R. Balmer    
   
   
  Thelma R. Balmer Shaffer, 81, formerly of Manheim died peacefully and went home 
  to be with her Lord on Sunday, May 18, 2008, at Brethren Village, 3001 Lititz 
  Pike, Lancaster. Born in Rapho Township, she was the daughter of the late 
  Ernest "Ernie" and Lulu Boyd Weaver. Thelma worked as an administrative 
  assistant for Elizabethtown College, and later for the Farm Credit Bureau in 
  Lebanon County. She was the wife of the late Morris H. Shaffer, who died in 
  2001. Her first husband, the late J. Harold Balmer, died in 1981. She was a 
  member of the East Fairview Church Of The Brethren Manheim. Thelma was a 1944 
  graduate of Manheim High School. Her interests included, knitting, crocheting, 
  quilting, flower and vegetable gardening, canning, traveling, and family 
  gatherings. Surviving are two daughters and two sons, Barbara A., wife of Paul 
  G. Smith of Mount Joy, Judith C., wife of Richard A. Hiester of Lebanon, 
  Richard H., husband of Sarah McKalips Balmer, and Steven R., husband of Kathy 
  Doster Balmer, all of Manheim. She is also survived by 12 grandchildren, Eric 
  P. Smith, Jody L. SmithMonahas, Curt L. Smith, Christopher S. Rankin, Bradley 
  Hiester, Rochelle Hiester King, Johnathan C. Balmer, Douglas G. Balmer, 
  Katelynn L. Balmer, Amy E. Balmer, Megan L. Balmer, Michael S. Balmer; seven 
  greatgrandchildren. Further, she is survived by two brothers and two sisters, 
  Robert Weaver of Charlotte, N.C., Donald, husband of Fran Weaver of Manheim, 
  Geraldine, wife of Quentin Buckwalter, and Nancy, wife of Gerald Fellenbaum, 
  all of Manheim. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Ernest Weaver Jr., 
  Wilbur "Whip" Weaver, and Eugene "Jim" Weaver. Relatives and friends are 
  respectfully invited to attend her funeral service from the East Fairview 
  Church Of The Brethren, 1187 Fairview Road Manheim, on Thursday, May 22, 2008, 
  at 11 a.m. with Pastor Jimm A. Roland and Pastor Dana E. Statler officiating. 
  Interment will be held in the adjoining church cemetery. There will be a public 
  viewing at the Buch Funeral Home, 21 Market Square, Manheim, on Wednesday 
  evening from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. with additional viewing on Thursday morning at 
  the church from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. Please omit flowers. 
  Those desiring may send contributions in Thelma's memory to Hospice of 
  Lancaster County, P. O. Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 176044125; or Alzheimer's 
  Association, South Central PA Chapter, 3544 North Progress Avenue, Suite 205, 
  Harrisburg, PA 17110. The Buch Funeral Home, Manheim, in charge of 
  arrangements. Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 5/21/2008.  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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