Ernst was the 6th of 9 children born to Henry and Minnie (Most) Schafer. He grew up on the family farm south of Tobias, Nebraska.
The following is taken from his funeral service folder:
ERNST SCHAFER
BORN: August 30, 1905, Tobias, Nebraska
DIED: November 17, 1991, Warrensburg, Missouri
Son of Henry and Minnie Most Schafer
BAPTIZED: September 11, 1905
Zion Lutheran Church
Tobias, Nebraska
CONFIRMED: March 28, 1920
Zion Lutheran Church
Tobias, Nebraska
Attended Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Neb.
Graduated in 1927
MARRIED: Miss Anna Nuttleman, August 9, 1928
CALLED: by Zion Lutheran congregation in Corder, Missouri to be teacher and principal of the school, where he served most of his teaching ministry.
Retired in 1957 and moved to a farm North of Corder.
From 1957-1960 he taught in Trinity Lutheran school in Alma, Mo. and then taught in the public schools of both Corder and Alma, retiring once more in 1965.
Graduate of Central Missouri State Teachers College in Warrensburg.
Member of Zion Lutheran Church and served that congregation in the manner of organist and choir director until retirement in 1989, having been in the Lord's service for over 60 dedicated years.
SURVIVORS: His wife Anna, one son Ernie Wendell Schafer, Corder, Mo., three daughters Shirley Ann Lee, Kansas City North, Carol Lee Oetting, Charleston, Ill., and Sharon Kay Bobzin, Concordia, Mo., two brothers, Louis Schafer, Tobias, and Leonard Schafer, Daykin, Neb., three sisters, Emma Bartels, Topeka, Hanna (sic) Bartels, Tobias, and Elizabeth Loseke, Columbus, Nebraska, fifteen grandchildren and 10 great grand children.
The following is taken from his funeral service folder:
ERNST SCHAFER
BORN: August 30, 1905, Tobias, Nebraska
DIED: November 17, 1991, Warrensburg, Missouri
Son of Henry and Minnie Most Schafer
BAPTIZED: September 11, 1905
Zion Lutheran Church
Tobias, Nebraska
CONFIRMED: March 28, 1920
Zion Lutheran Church
Tobias, Nebraska
Attended Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Neb.
Graduated in 1927
MARRIED: Miss Anna Nuttleman, August 9, 1928
CALLED: by Zion Lutheran congregation in Corder, Missouri to be teacher and principal of the school, where he served most of his teaching ministry.
Retired in 1957 and moved to a farm North of Corder.
From 1957-1960 he taught in Trinity Lutheran school in Alma, Mo. and then taught in the public schools of both Corder and Alma, retiring once more in 1965.
Graduate of Central Missouri State Teachers College in Warrensburg.
Member of Zion Lutheran Church and served that congregation in the manner of organist and choir director until retirement in 1989, having been in the Lord's service for over 60 dedicated years.
SURVIVORS: His wife Anna, one son Ernie Wendell Schafer, Corder, Mo., three daughters Shirley Ann Lee, Kansas City North, Carol Lee Oetting, Charleston, Ill., and Sharon Kay Bobzin, Concordia, Mo., two brothers, Louis Schafer, Tobias, and Leonard Schafer, Daykin, Neb., three sisters, Emma Bartels, Topeka, Hanna (sic) Bartels, Tobias, and Elizabeth Loseke, Columbus, Nebraska, fifteen grandchildren and 10 great grand children.
Ernst was the 6th of 9 children born to Henry and Minnie (Most) Schafer. He grew up on the family farm south of Tobias, Nebraska.
The following is taken from his funeral service folder:
ERNST SCHAFER
BORN: August 30, 1905, Tobias, Nebraska
DIED: November 17, 1991, Warrensburg, Missouri
Son of Henry and Minnie Most Schafer
BAPTIZED: September 11, 1905
Zion Lutheran Church
Tobias, Nebraska
CONFIRMED: March 28, 1920
Zion Lutheran Church
Tobias, Nebraska
Attended Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Neb.
Graduated in 1927
MARRIED: Miss Anna Nuttleman, August 9, 1928
CALLED: by Zion Lutheran congregation in Corder, Missouri to be teacher and principal of the school, where he served most of his teaching ministry.
Retired in 1957 and moved to a farm North of Corder.
From 1957-1960 he taught in Trinity Lutheran school in Alma, Mo. and then taught in the public schools of both Corder and Alma, retiring once more in 1965.
Graduate of Central Missouri State Teachers College in Warrensburg.
Member of Zion Lutheran Church and served that congregation in the manner of organist and choir director until retirement in 1989, having been in the Lord's service for over 60 dedicated years.
SURVIVORS: His wife Anna, one son Ernie Wendell Schafer, Corder, Mo., three daughters Shirley Ann Lee, Kansas City North, Carol Lee Oetting, Charleston, Ill., and Sharon Kay Bobzin, Concordia, Mo., two brothers, Louis Schafer, Tobias, and Leonard Schafer, Daykin, Neb., three sisters, Emma Bartels, Topeka, Hanna (sic) Bartels, Tobias, and Elizabeth Loseke, Columbus, Nebraska, fifteen grandchildren and 10 great grand children.
The following is taken from his funeral service folder:
ERNST SCHAFER
BORN: August 30, 1905, Tobias, Nebraska
DIED: November 17, 1991, Warrensburg, Missouri
Son of Henry and Minnie Most Schafer
BAPTIZED: September 11, 1905
Zion Lutheran Church
Tobias, Nebraska
CONFIRMED: March 28, 1920
Zion Lutheran Church
Tobias, Nebraska
Attended Concordia Teachers College, Seward, Neb.
Graduated in 1927
MARRIED: Miss Anna Nuttleman, August 9, 1928
CALLED: by Zion Lutheran congregation in Corder, Missouri to be teacher and principal of the school, where he served most of his teaching ministry.
Retired in 1957 and moved to a farm North of Corder.
From 1957-1960 he taught in Trinity Lutheran school in Alma, Mo. and then taught in the public schools of both Corder and Alma, retiring once more in 1965.
Graduate of Central Missouri State Teachers College in Warrensburg.
Member of Zion Lutheran Church and served that congregation in the manner of organist and choir director until retirement in 1989, having been in the Lord's service for over 60 dedicated years.
SURVIVORS: His wife Anna, one son Ernie Wendell Schafer, Corder, Mo., three daughters Shirley Ann Lee, Kansas City North, Carol Lee Oetting, Charleston, Ill., and Sharon Kay Bobzin, Concordia, Mo., two brothers, Louis Schafer, Tobias, and Leonard Schafer, Daykin, Neb., three sisters, Emma Bartels, Topeka, Hanna (sic) Bartels, Tobias, and Elizabeth Loseke, Columbus, Nebraska, fifteen grandchildren and 10 great grand children.
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