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Anna Mabel <I>Shafer</I> Lindeman

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Anna Mabel Shafer Lindeman

Birth
Garrison, Benton County, Iowa, USA
Death
6 Sep 1973 (aged 80)
Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Dysart, Tama County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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"Mabel" as she preferred to be called, was the daughter of Elmer Ellsworth Schafer and Anna Mabel (Backer) Schafer. She had two brothers Lee Earl and Ray Schafer. She graduated from the Tilford Academy and was a member of Eastern Star.

She was married in 1912, first , to Oliver "Ollie" Charles Vaubel and had 3 sons and one daughter. Dean Ellsworth, Ellis Kendall, Rex, and Helene Mae . Oliver was a farmer.
After his death she raised the children herself and continued the farm , and sent them to college.
During WWII , when her daughter's husband was in the Army, Helene and daughter Karen Lee lived with Mabel for a time.

She later married Alfred Lindeman .
Alfred and Mabel traveled to Europe and South America and went on other tours. His corn shelling business and her farms provided them with a comfortable life. She enjoyed especially gardening and her flowers. She was a club woman and a gracious hostess when they entertained. Her bridge club members often attended luncheons at Mabel's home .

They remained married until her unexpected demise in 1973, when she died during surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm.
"Mabel" as she preferred to be called, was the daughter of Elmer Ellsworth Schafer and Anna Mabel (Backer) Schafer. She had two brothers Lee Earl and Ray Schafer. She graduated from the Tilford Academy and was a member of Eastern Star.

She was married in 1912, first , to Oliver "Ollie" Charles Vaubel and had 3 sons and one daughter. Dean Ellsworth, Ellis Kendall, Rex, and Helene Mae . Oliver was a farmer.
After his death she raised the children herself and continued the farm , and sent them to college.
During WWII , when her daughter's husband was in the Army, Helene and daughter Karen Lee lived with Mabel for a time.

She later married Alfred Lindeman .
Alfred and Mabel traveled to Europe and South America and went on other tours. His corn shelling business and her farms provided them with a comfortable life. She enjoyed especially gardening and her flowers. She was a club woman and a gracious hostess when they entertained. Her bridge club members often attended luncheons at Mabel's home .

They remained married until her unexpected demise in 1973, when she died during surgery to repair an aortic aneurysm.


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