OBIT: Cora Elizabeth (BARRON) SHAFFER, 2002, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  SHAFFER
  
  Cora Elizabeth (Barron) Shaffer, 89, died peacefully in her sleep on
  March 30, 2002 in Meadowview Nursing Home, Berlin.  She leaves behind
  a brother Edward Luther Barron of Husband, and many nieces and nephews
  living in the Somerset area and across the U.S.  Welcoming her on the
  other side are her parents, James H. Barron and Tena Miller Barron,
  as well as her husband, Albert Shaffer and her two brothers William
  H. Barron of Laurel, and Orlo E. Barron, whose last residence was
  Fort Washington, Md., with his granddaughter (her great-niece)
  Merlene Rayford, who is also recently departed.  We can all rest
  assured knowing that all those gone before will greet Aunt Cora with
  open arms.  She was a feisty lady, a conversationalist, quick to
  tease and a devoted owner to her pets, most recently Bird and Smokey,
  both birds that she taught to talk.  She has numerous nieces and
  nephews living in the community, up and down the East Coast in
  Maryland and South Carolina, as well as Arizona, and adopted family
  members throughout the U.S.  Born July 24, 1912 in Milford Township,
  she married Albert Milton Shaffer in Cumberland, Md., July 23,
  1931.  They traveled throughout the East Coast with his job on
  constructing ornamental ironwork on bridges and buildings.  That job
  took "Skinny," Cora and their dog "Fifi" who was treated like a
  member of the family, up and down the East Coast living in various
  areas but they always called the Somerset area and the family farm in
  Laurel their home.  Back in the 1930's and for the next 30 or so years
  you'd find a large extended family gathered shucking mounds of corn in
  the summertime before a meal or going off to church on Sunday or just
  sitting enjoying each other's company.  The family kept busy looking
  at the small collection of old black and white photographs and
  offering homemade desserts as friends stopped by to visit.  To this
  day, the family farm in Laurel was always a favorite afternoon
  automobile destination of Cora's, filled with memories of times gone
  by.  Her mind was sharp and she recalled details of the "home-place"
  as if they were yesterday.  After her husband passed away, she
  traveled a great deal and her life was always an active one, but she
  made her residence in Somerset and then Summersville, W.Va., where
  one of her brothers lived.  She came back to Somerset Place and was a
  resident of Somerset until her death.  Cora was a talented seamstress
  and craftsperson.  Her upholstered throw pillows are enjoyed
  throughout the East Coast in many homes.  Her hobby craft of sewing
  leaves a legacy throughout country and city.  She was always busy
  working on new projects.  Aprons, wall hangings and pillows adorn
  relatives' homes and the homes of friends that became like family. 
  The memory of Cora will live on through those handcrafts they will
  treasure.  We will all miss the intuitive and talented lady that we
  all enjoyed referring to as our "Auntie Cora."  Member of the
  Lutheran Church.  Friends received at the Miller Funeral Home,
  Somerset, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. Tuesday, the time of a memorial
  service.  Pastor Susan Yatta officiating.  Assisted by Vicar Keith
  Tittsnogle.  Interment, Somerset County Memorial Park.
  
  
  Daily American, April 1, 2002
  
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