OBIT: Donald E. SHAFFER, 1979, Somerset RD, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Helen Miller/April Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ SHAFFER Donald E. Shaffer, 80, of Somerset RD 2, died Dec. 17, 1979, at Somerset Community Hospital. Born Sept. 30, 1899, in Lincoln Township, son of the late Ira and Elizabeth (Brendle) Shaffer. Preceded in death by wife, the former Fern Gardner, and one half-sister, Bessie Miller. Survived by these children: Ruth, wife of Paul Merringer of Somerset RD 2; Donald of Somerset RD 7; six grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren. Brother of Mrs. Edward (Mae) Phillippi, Sebring, Fla. Member of St. John's United Methodist Church, Jenner Road and Gun Club and UMWA. Friends received after 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Richard E. Hauger Funeral Home, where services will be held Friday at 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Russell Hawk and the Rev. James Vandervort officiating. Interment, Bethany Cemetery. Daily American, December 19, 1979 [S0873]