Age 80
1st Wife married Wanda Mae Tierney on May 28, 1949 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fort Wayne; she died on January 9, 1988.
Their children
Robert M. Shaffer, Fort Wayne, (dec)
Mrs. Dena Shaffer of Ossian, IN
Ralph (Shelley)Shaffer of Godley, TX
Deborah L. Andrews, Fort Wayne, IN
Lucinda M. (Jeffrey) Fenker, Fort Wayne, IN
Richard (Traci) Shaffer, Fort Wayne, IN
Rebecca (Dennis) Mahuren, Fort Wayne, IN
Lorraine K. Barton, Fort Wayne, IN
Grandchildren:
David, Michael, Lorie Shaffer
Angela Daugherty
Cliff, Eric Andrews
Stacy Wheat
Tim and Ben Shaffer
Sarah Higgins
Jason, Josh Fenker
Madison, Kayla, Lydia, Sydney Shaffer
Jacqui, Mark Mahuren
Michael, Christopher Barton
19 great-grandchildren.
2nd Wife married Phyllis J. Erhardt, Shannon on June 3 1989 in Fort Wayne; she died on March 11, 2008
Parents Ralph Waldo and Maude Mae (Williams) Shaffer
11/14/2008 JG & NS Fort Wayne, IN
Robert E. "Bob" Shaffer, 80, lately of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at University Park Health and Rehabilitation Center. A resident of Fort Wayne for 40 years, from 1949 to 1989, St. Cloud, FL for 12 years, from 1989 to 2001 and Waterloo, IN for 7 years from 2001 to 2008. He retired after 46 years in the trucking business, during which time he worked for Lime City Trucking Company, Consolidated Truck Lines and Specialty Cartage.
Born March 13, 1928 in Garrett, he was the son of the late Ralph Waldo and Maude Mae (Williams) Shaffer. He married Wanda Mae Tierney on May 28, 1949 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fort Wayne; she died on January 9, 1988. He then married Phyllis J. Shannon on June 3 1989 in Fort Wayne; she died on March 11, 2008.
Bob served his country in the U.S. Navy on the USS Guadalupe to secure the Pacific during WW II. He spent his leisure time surfing the Internet, e-mailing family and friends, and building radios and computers. He also enjoyed carpentry and working on various engines-automobile, tractor, boat and small engines.
He is also preceded in death by his son, Robert M. Shaffer; brothers, Lewis, Harry, Richard and Gene; sisters, Dorothy, Ruth and Phyllis. He is survived by his children, Mrs. Dena Shaffer of Ossian, Ralph (Shelley)Shaffer of Godley, TX, Deborah L. Andrews, Lucinda M. (Jeffrey) Fenker, Richard (Traci)Shaffer, Rebecca (Dennis) Mahuren, and Lorraine K. Barton all of Fort Wayne.
Step-children, Michael J. Shannon of St. Cloud, FL, Randy D. (Patricia) Shannon of Houston, TX, Vicki L. Shannon of St. Cloud, FL, and Rebbecca (Steven) Pettit of Goshen.
Grandchildren, David, Michael and Lorie Shaffer; Angela Daugherty, Cliff and Eric Andrews; Stacy Wheat, Tim and Ben Shaffer; Sarah Higgins, Jason and Josh Fenker; Madison, Kayla, Lydia and Sydney Shaffer; Jacqui and Mark Mahuren; Michael and Christopher Barton; 19 great-grandchildren.
5 step-grandchildren; 4 step-great-grandchildren and his brother, Paul E. Shaffer of Kendallville.
Service is 10 a.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Rd. Calling 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 & 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial in Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Memorials to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or American Cancer Society.
1st Wife married Wanda Mae Tierney on May 28, 1949 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fort Wayne; she died on January 9, 1988.
Their children
Robert M. Shaffer, Fort Wayne, (dec)
Mrs. Dena Shaffer of Ossian, IN
Ralph (Shelley)Shaffer of Godley, TX
Deborah L. Andrews, Fort Wayne, IN
Lucinda M. (Jeffrey) Fenker, Fort Wayne, IN
Richard (Traci) Shaffer, Fort Wayne, IN
Rebecca (Dennis) Mahuren, Fort Wayne, IN
Lorraine K. Barton, Fort Wayne, IN
Grandchildren:
David, Michael, Lorie Shaffer
Angela Daugherty
Cliff, Eric Andrews
Stacy Wheat
Tim and Ben Shaffer
Sarah Higgins
Jason, Josh Fenker
Madison, Kayla, Lydia, Sydney Shaffer
Jacqui, Mark Mahuren
Michael, Christopher Barton
19 great-grandchildren.
2nd Wife married Phyllis J. Erhardt, Shannon on June 3 1989 in Fort Wayne; she died on March 11, 2008
Parents Ralph Waldo and Maude Mae (Williams) Shaffer
11/14/2008 JG & NS Fort Wayne, IN
Robert E. "Bob" Shaffer, 80, lately of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at University Park Health and Rehabilitation Center. A resident of Fort Wayne for 40 years, from 1949 to 1989, St. Cloud, FL for 12 years, from 1989 to 2001 and Waterloo, IN for 7 years from 2001 to 2008. He retired after 46 years in the trucking business, during which time he worked for Lime City Trucking Company, Consolidated Truck Lines and Specialty Cartage.
Born March 13, 1928 in Garrett, he was the son of the late Ralph Waldo and Maude Mae (Williams) Shaffer. He married Wanda Mae Tierney on May 28, 1949 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fort Wayne; she died on January 9, 1988. He then married Phyllis J. Shannon on June 3 1989 in Fort Wayne; she died on March 11, 2008.
Bob served his country in the U.S. Navy on the USS Guadalupe to secure the Pacific during WW II. He spent his leisure time surfing the Internet, e-mailing family and friends, and building radios and computers. He also enjoyed carpentry and working on various engines-automobile, tractor, boat and small engines.
He is also preceded in death by his son, Robert M. Shaffer; brothers, Lewis, Harry, Richard and Gene; sisters, Dorothy, Ruth and Phyllis. He is survived by his children, Mrs. Dena Shaffer of Ossian, Ralph (Shelley)Shaffer of Godley, TX, Deborah L. Andrews, Lucinda M. (Jeffrey) Fenker, Richard (Traci)Shaffer, Rebecca (Dennis) Mahuren, and Lorraine K. Barton all of Fort Wayne.
Step-children, Michael J. Shannon of St. Cloud, FL, Randy D. (Patricia) Shannon of Houston, TX, Vicki L. Shannon of St. Cloud, FL, and Rebbecca (Steven) Pettit of Goshen.
Grandchildren, David, Michael and Lorie Shaffer; Angela Daugherty, Cliff and Eric Andrews; Stacy Wheat, Tim and Ben Shaffer; Sarah Higgins, Jason and Josh Fenker; Madison, Kayla, Lydia and Sydney Shaffer; Jacqui and Mark Mahuren; Michael and Christopher Barton; 19 great-grandchildren.
5 step-grandchildren; 4 step-great-grandchildren and his brother, Paul E. Shaffer of Kendallville.
Service is 10 a.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Rd. Calling 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 & 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial in Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Memorials to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or American Cancer Society.
Age 80
1st Wife married Wanda Mae Tierney on May 28, 1949 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fort Wayne; she died on January 9, 1988.
Their children
Robert M. Shaffer, Fort Wayne, (dec)
Mrs. Dena Shaffer of Ossian, IN
Ralph (Shelley)Shaffer of Godley, TX
Deborah L. Andrews, Fort Wayne, IN
Lucinda M. (Jeffrey) Fenker, Fort Wayne, IN
Richard (Traci) Shaffer, Fort Wayne, IN
Rebecca (Dennis) Mahuren, Fort Wayne, IN
Lorraine K. Barton, Fort Wayne, IN
Grandchildren:
David, Michael, Lorie Shaffer
Angela Daugherty
Cliff, Eric Andrews
Stacy Wheat
Tim and Ben Shaffer
Sarah Higgins
Jason, Josh Fenker
Madison, Kayla, Lydia, Sydney Shaffer
Jacqui, Mark Mahuren
Michael, Christopher Barton
19 great-grandchildren.
2nd Wife married Phyllis J. Erhardt, Shannon on June 3 1989 in Fort Wayne; she died on March 11, 2008
Parents Ralph Waldo and Maude Mae (Williams) Shaffer
11/14/2008 JG & NS Fort Wayne, IN
Robert E. "Bob" Shaffer, 80, lately of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at University Park Health and Rehabilitation Center. A resident of Fort Wayne for 40 years, from 1949 to 1989, St. Cloud, FL for 12 years, from 1989 to 2001 and Waterloo, IN for 7 years from 2001 to 2008. He retired after 46 years in the trucking business, during which time he worked for Lime City Trucking Company, Consolidated Truck Lines and Specialty Cartage.
Born March 13, 1928 in Garrett, he was the son of the late Ralph Waldo and Maude Mae (Williams) Shaffer. He married Wanda Mae Tierney on May 28, 1949 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fort Wayne; she died on January 9, 1988. He then married Phyllis J. Shannon on June 3 1989 in Fort Wayne; she died on March 11, 2008.
Bob served his country in the U.S. Navy on the USS Guadalupe to secure the Pacific during WW II. He spent his leisure time surfing the Internet, e-mailing family and friends, and building radios and computers. He also enjoyed carpentry and working on various engines-automobile, tractor, boat and small engines.
He is also preceded in death by his son, Robert M. Shaffer; brothers, Lewis, Harry, Richard and Gene; sisters, Dorothy, Ruth and Phyllis. He is survived by his children, Mrs. Dena Shaffer of Ossian, Ralph (Shelley)Shaffer of Godley, TX, Deborah L. Andrews, Lucinda M. (Jeffrey) Fenker, Richard (Traci)Shaffer, Rebecca (Dennis) Mahuren, and Lorraine K. Barton all of Fort Wayne.
Step-children, Michael J. Shannon of St. Cloud, FL, Randy D. (Patricia) Shannon of Houston, TX, Vicki L. Shannon of St. Cloud, FL, and Rebbecca (Steven) Pettit of Goshen.
Grandchildren, David, Michael and Lorie Shaffer; Angela Daugherty, Cliff and Eric Andrews; Stacy Wheat, Tim and Ben Shaffer; Sarah Higgins, Jason and Josh Fenker; Madison, Kayla, Lydia and Sydney Shaffer; Jacqui and Mark Mahuren; Michael and Christopher Barton; 19 great-grandchildren.
5 step-grandchildren; 4 step-great-grandchildren and his brother, Paul E. Shaffer of Kendallville.
Service is 10 a.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Rd. Calling 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 & 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial in Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Memorials to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or American Cancer Society.
1st Wife married Wanda Mae Tierney on May 28, 1949 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fort Wayne; she died on January 9, 1988.
Their children
Robert M. Shaffer, Fort Wayne, (dec)
Mrs. Dena Shaffer of Ossian, IN
Ralph (Shelley)Shaffer of Godley, TX
Deborah L. Andrews, Fort Wayne, IN
Lucinda M. (Jeffrey) Fenker, Fort Wayne, IN
Richard (Traci) Shaffer, Fort Wayne, IN
Rebecca (Dennis) Mahuren, Fort Wayne, IN
Lorraine K. Barton, Fort Wayne, IN
Grandchildren:
David, Michael, Lorie Shaffer
Angela Daugherty
Cliff, Eric Andrews
Stacy Wheat
Tim and Ben Shaffer
Sarah Higgins
Jason, Josh Fenker
Madison, Kayla, Lydia, Sydney Shaffer
Jacqui, Mark Mahuren
Michael, Christopher Barton
19 great-grandchildren.
2nd Wife married Phyllis J. Erhardt, Shannon on June 3 1989 in Fort Wayne; she died on March 11, 2008
Parents Ralph Waldo and Maude Mae (Williams) Shaffer
11/14/2008 JG & NS Fort Wayne, IN
Robert E. "Bob" Shaffer, 80, lately of Fort Wayne, died Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at University Park Health and Rehabilitation Center. A resident of Fort Wayne for 40 years, from 1949 to 1989, St. Cloud, FL for 12 years, from 1989 to 2001 and Waterloo, IN for 7 years from 2001 to 2008. He retired after 46 years in the trucking business, during which time he worked for Lime City Trucking Company, Consolidated Truck Lines and Specialty Cartage.
Born March 13, 1928 in Garrett, he was the son of the late Ralph Waldo and Maude Mae (Williams) Shaffer. He married Wanda Mae Tierney on May 28, 1949 at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Fort Wayne; she died on January 9, 1988. He then married Phyllis J. Shannon on June 3 1989 in Fort Wayne; she died on March 11, 2008.
Bob served his country in the U.S. Navy on the USS Guadalupe to secure the Pacific during WW II. He spent his leisure time surfing the Internet, e-mailing family and friends, and building radios and computers. He also enjoyed carpentry and working on various engines-automobile, tractor, boat and small engines.
He is also preceded in death by his son, Robert M. Shaffer; brothers, Lewis, Harry, Richard and Gene; sisters, Dorothy, Ruth and Phyllis. He is survived by his children, Mrs. Dena Shaffer of Ossian, Ralph (Shelley)Shaffer of Godley, TX, Deborah L. Andrews, Lucinda M. (Jeffrey) Fenker, Richard (Traci)Shaffer, Rebecca (Dennis) Mahuren, and Lorraine K. Barton all of Fort Wayne.
Step-children, Michael J. Shannon of St. Cloud, FL, Randy D. (Patricia) Shannon of Houston, TX, Vicki L. Shannon of St. Cloud, FL, and Rebbecca (Steven) Pettit of Goshen.
Grandchildren, David, Michael and Lorie Shaffer; Angela Daugherty, Cliff and Eric Andrews; Stacy Wheat, Tim and Ben Shaffer; Sarah Higgins, Jason and Josh Fenker; Madison, Kayla, Lydia and Sydney Shaffer; Jacqui and Mark Mahuren; Michael and Christopher Barton; 19 great-grandchildren.
5 step-grandchildren; 4 step-great-grandchildren and his brother, Paul E. Shaffer of Kendallville.
Service is 10 a.m. Monday at D.O. McComb & Sons Maplewood Park Funeral Home, 4017 Maplecrest Rd. Calling 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday and 2 to 5 & 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Burial in Catholic Cemetery, Fort Wayne. Memorials to Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or American Cancer Society.
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