OBIT: Harold W. SHAFFER, 1985, Boswell RD, Somerset County, PA
  
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  SHAFFER
  
  Harold W. Shaffer, 76, Boswell RD 1, died July 7, 1985, in Allegheny
  Lutheran Home.  Born June 30, 1909, in Conemaugh Township, Somerset
  County, son of Charles E. and Ellen (Heckman) Shaffer.  Preceded in
  death by parents; wife, former Frieda Belle Hemminger, who died Oct.
  24, 1973; and brothers, John and Herbert.  Brother of:  Charles Earl,
  Burlington, N.J.; Martin L., married to former Margaret Allen, and
  Betty, wife of James Allen, both of Canton, Pa.; Elma, widow of
  Robert Williamson, and Mary, widow of Foster Custer, both of
  Davidsville; and Laura, wife of Leon Spory, Boswell RD 1; also
  sister-in-law, Marie Lohr-Eastlake, Johnstown.  Lay minister and
  lifetime member of Benscreek Lutheran Church, where he was a former
  council president, recording secretary, Sunday School teacher and
  printed the church bulletins for many years.  Served on various
  Lutheran Synod boards.  Recipient of Lutheran Brotherhood
  Distinguished Service Award and numerous Lutheran Church awards. 
  Army veteran of World War II.  Friends received 7-9 p.m. Monday and
  2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Hoffman Funeral Home, Main Street,
  Boswell.  Body will be transferred to Benscreek Church for viewing
  from noon Wednesday until time of service at 1 p.m., the Rev. Arthur
  L. Mentzer.  Interment, Thomas Mennonite Cemetery.
  
  Daily American, July 8, 1985
  
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