OBIT: Lester M. SHAFFER, 1980, Somerset, Somerset County, PA
  
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  SHAFFER
  
  Lester M. Shaffer, 90, of East Main St., Somerset died Jan. 13, 1980
  at Somerset Community Hospital.  Born March 26, 1889, son of the late
  John Henry and Julia (Lehman) Shaffer.  Preceded in death by his wife,
  Bertha in 1975, a brother and two sisters.  Survived by a brother,
  Earl of Somerset.  He retired as a B and O Railroad conductor in
  1954.  Member of the Somerset Church of the Brethren.  He was an
  ardent gardener and expert on shrubbery.  His home at 648 East Main
  Street was well-known because of the shrubbery cut in the form of
  animals and designs.  Friends will be received at the Wilbur D.
  Miller Funeral Home after 7 p.m. Monday where funeral services will
  be conducted Wednesday at 10:30 a.m., the Rev. Roger Forry
  officiating.  Interment, Husband Cemetery.
  
  Daily American, January 14, 1980
  
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