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Roy Irvin Schaefer
1890 - 1979
February 21, 1890 - December 1979
Roy I. Schaefer, son of Edward and Mary Suckow Schaefer, was born February 21,
1890, on a farm in Liberty Township. He attended the rural schools of Liberty
Township and took the courses at Klemme High School. He also attended college at
Charles City.
June 6, 1917, he married Cora May Gates at the farm of her parents southeast of
Klemme. They farmed southwest of the Klemme on the family farm until 1941, when
they retired from active farming and moved into Klemme. He owned and operated
Schaefer's Garage for several years and then worked at the Hemp Plant during
World War II. For many years he worked as a soil drainage contractor and plumber
in Klemme. He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Klemme.
He is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Emory (Violet) Weaver of Garner, Mrs.
Dennis (Rose) Trca of Garner, Mrs. Edward (Daisy) Barz of Kanawha, and Mrs.
Jerry (Iris) Gesinshi of Klemme; three sons, Merle of Los Angeles, California,
Eugene and his wife Gloria, of Milford, and Calvin (Joe) and his wife Mildred,
of Garner; 29 grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Herold (Mable) Ridder, Garner.
He was preceded in death by his wife Cora, in April of 1970; a son, Donald, in
1972; a granddaughter, Twila Schaefer, in 1960; his parents and two brothers,
Elmer and Ben.
Services were held in the United Methodist Church, Klemme, on Monday December
24, 1979, at 11:00am. Organist was Mrs. Madelyn Priebe. Casket bearers were
Virgil Stille, Ed Tiggeman, Byrnes Lemke, Quentin Stille, Forrest Langlitz, and
Harry Anderson. Burial was in Ell Township Cemetery, Klemme.
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Roy Irvin Schaefer: born
21 Feb 1890 Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa - died 20 Dec 1979 Iowa
Grave marker at Calvary Cemetery, Klemme, Hancock County, Iowa - Block 2, Lot 39
Husband of Cora May Gates, born 1899 - died 1970
- Father of:
Merle L. Schaefer (1918-2008)
Violet Virginia Mae Schaefer Weaver (1920-1999)
Eugene Robert Schaefer (1922-2010)
Rose Beverly Trca (1931-2015)
source: Find-A-Grave, memorial# 46631196
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