OBIT: Jacob F. SHAFFER, 1973, 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/ _______________________________________________ JACOB F. SHAFFER Jacob F. Shaffer, 73, of Somerset RD 6, died Aug. 3, 1973, in his residence. Born Feb. 8, 1900, in Quemahoning Township, he was a son of the late George and Catherine (Hetrick) Shaffer. He was preceded in death by his first wife, the former Eva C. Pyle, and also by three brothers and a sister. Surviving are his second wife, the former Goulda (Bockes) Klink, and these children: Mrs. Guy (Elsie) Brougher, Rockwood RD 2; Mrs. Rudolph (Catherine) Berti of Rockwood RD 3; Lloyd F. and Jacob E. Shaffer, both of Somerset RD 5; and Fred K. Shaffer, Somerset RD 2; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Lovetta Leichty, and 20 grandchildren. He was a member of Messiah Lutheran Church, New Centerville, and Milford Grange 1774. Funeral service was held Monday morning in Richard E. Hauger Funeral Home, Somerset, with Rev. Gene Abel officiating. Interment in Samuels Lutheran Cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, August 6, 1973 [S0938]