Ralph Henry Schafer
1903 - 1968 (64 years)-
Name Ralph Henry Schafer Born 10 Dec 1903 Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio [1, 2, 3, 4] Gender Male Census 1930 Monroe Township, Putnam County, Ohio Census 1940 Damascus Township, Henry County, Ohio Occupation farmer Died 12 Oct 1968 Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio [3, 4] Buried Ayersville Cemetery, Ayersville, Defiance County, Ohio [3] Person ID I272 Hiltner Last Modified 1 Apr 2023
Father Henry Philip Schafer, b. 11 Sep 1864, Ohio , d. 22 Jun 1941, McComb, Hancock County, Ohio (Age 76 years) Mother Martha Weller, b. 7 Apr 1864, Hancock County, Ohio , d. 27 Jun 1949, Hancock County, Ohio (Age 85 years) Married 6 Sep 1888 Putnam County, Ohio Family ID F88 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mildred Shumaker, b. 28 Oct 1905, Defiance County, Ohio , d. 1 Jul 2005, Defiance, Defiance County, Ohio (Age 99 years) Married 26 Sep 1929 Defiance County, Ohio [5] Last Modified 27 Feb 2022 Family ID F115 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Ralph Schafer
Ralph Schafer, 64, rt.8, Defiance, was dead on arrival at Defiance Hospital at 9:25 a.m. Saturday. He had suffered a heart attack four years ago, but recovered sufficiently to carry on limited farming operation.
Born near North Creek on Dec. 10, 1903, he was a son of Philip and Martha (Weller) Schafer. He and Mildred Shumaker, who survives, were married on Sept. 26, 1929.
Other survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Ralph (Eva) Stuber, Fort Wayne; Mrs. Louis (Mattie) Schellenbarger, Jenera, and Mrs. Thomas Wagner, Continental. A brother, Louis, and two sisters are deceased.
Schafer was a member of Zion Lutheran Church and the Highland Tp. Volunteer Fire Department.
Friends may call in Mast and Mock Funeral Home until noon Tuesday, then in Zion Lutheran
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