OBIT: James I. SHAFFER, Sr., 1995, Hollsopple 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 James I. Shaffer, Sr., 60, of Hollsopple RD 1, died Aug. 1, 1995, in Addison. Born March 30, 1935, in Boswell, son of Cloyd and Margaret (Gray) Shaffer. Preceded in death by parents, one sister, two brothers. Survived by a wife, the former D. Jean Rose, and these children: Dona Jean, at home; James I. Jr., married to the former Melissa Claycomb of Kansas; Belinda Bittner, Boswell; Margaret Trobino, Alabama; James Allen, Boswell; Donald Ray, Cairnbrook; Robert William, Alabama; Melissa Phillippi, Boswell; 13 grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. Brother of Audrey Bonitz of Somerset RD 2, Alice Stayrook of Berlin, Mary Jane Miller of Delaware, Esther Pluta and Glenn Shaffer, both of Florida. Member of St. Thomas Lutheran Church. Death breaks marriage union of 24 years. Former employee of Firestone Heavy Equipment, M.F. Fetterolf Coal Company, Long Air Dox. Also owner and operator of Shaffer Trucking. Family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at George E. Mason Funeral Home, Inc., Davidsville, where service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Rev. Elvin Holsopple. Interment, Stoystown Odd Fellows Cemetery. Daily American, August 2, 1995 [S0941]