OBIT: George E. SHAFFER, 1985, Somerset RD, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Sally Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ SHAFFER George E. Shaffer, 79, Somerset RD 2, died Aug. 29, 1985, at Somerset Community Hospital. Born April 11, 1907, in Somerset Township, he was a son of the late Michael and Annie (Darr) Shaffer. He was also preceded in death by five brothers and a half-brother. Survived by his wife, the former Mary B. Fitzgerald, and these children, Mrs. Telford (Joan M.) Boyer, Lee Summit, Mo.; William B., married to Shirley Miller, Friedens RD 2; and Robert A., married to Nancy Ramsell, Friedens RD 2; 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was a brother of Mrs. Edith Barnhart, Millersburg; Mrs. Horace (Mary) Sheavley, Berlin; Fred K., Somerset RD 2; and Mrs. Alma Mull, Fair Oaks, Calif. He was a member of the Sipesville Church of the Brethren, FOE, and the Teamsters Union. He was retired Cooper-Jarrett driver. Friends will be received from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Friday at the Richard E. Hauger Funeral Home where service will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday with the Rev. Blair Harshbarger. Interment, Somerset County Memorial Park. Daily American, August 30, 1985 [S0907]