OBIT: Raymond G. SHAFFER, 1989, of interest in 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/ _______________________________________________ RAYMOND G. SHAFFER Raymond G. Shaffer, 71, of Hyndman RD 1, died Wednesday, May 3, 1989, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md. Born March 16, 1918, at Athens, N.Y., he was the son of the late Ralph E. and Harriet E. (Smith) Shaffer. His wife, Iola Elizabeth (Close) Shaffer, died Dec. 17, 1956. He was retired from the blacksmith shop of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad's Cumberland Roundhouse. He attended Fairhope Community Church. Survivors include two sons, Woodrow M. Shaffer, Martinsburg, W.Va., and Kenneth E. Shaffer, Meyersdale; one step-son, Richard L. Close, Hyndman; three daughters, Joyce A. Haller, Cumberland, Md.; Darlene N. Lowery and Elaine L. Shaffer, both of Hyndman; one brother, Charles J. Shaffer, Hyndman; two sisters, Harriet C. Shaffer and Evelyn M. Taylor, both of Cresaptown, Md.; 23 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. Friends were received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home where services were conducted at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Daniel Leister and the Rev. Gary Caber. Interment, Hyndman Cemetery. The Republic, May 11, 1989 [S1003]