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Niagara Gazette

NORTH TONAWANDA — Mary Louise (Horn) Shaffer, age 82, of North Tonawanda, was called to her heavenly home to be with our Lord on February 8, 2011, under Hospice care at the Northgate Health Care Facility. She was born on February 18, 1928 in DuBois, PA, to the late Oscar and Blanche (Knarr) Horn.

Mary was a homemaker, enjoyed crafts of any kind, was an avid Bingo player, loved to play Cribbage, and travel with her late husband Gerald A. Shaffer of 56 years. The family moved to Niagara Falls, NY in 1950. Mary was employed in the Niagara Wheatfield School district as a lunch aid and a librarian assistant. She was a member of St. John Ev. Lutheran Church and the Ladies Aid, and the St. Johnsburg Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary, holding many offices throughout the years.
Mary was the beloved mother of Bonnie (Roger) Lemke, Connie (Fredrick) Robinson, Linda (Timothy) Tomsen and Barbara (William) Jakobi; loving grandmother of Jim, Jewel, Jerry, Rob, Dan, Tim, Laura, Janelle and Kayla; great-grandmother of Casey, Nick, Shawn, Alyssa, Shawn, Felicia, Daniel and Peter; dear sister of the late Lillian Brainerd-Adams, Oscar "Bill" Horn, Ruby Smith, Lee Horn and Margaret (Horn); sister-in-law to Blaine (Barb) Shaffer, the late Earl (Mae) Shaffer and Dorothy (George) Reese; also surviving are many nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed by all of us.

Friends may call at the DUBOIS FUNERAL HOME, 2436 Niagara Road, (Bergholz) in Wheatfield on Friday from 2-4 and 6-8 PM and Saturday 9-11 AM. Services will be conducted by the Rev. Ronald D. Oravec on Saturday at 11:00 AM in the funeral home. A private interment will take place in Niagara Falls Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. John Ev. Lutheran Church, or St. Johnsburg Volunteer Fire Company.

Mary married SHAFFER, Gerald about 1946 in PA. Gerald (son of SHAFFER, Jesse and BAILEY, Hazel) was born on 12 Feb 1923 in DuBois, Clearfield County, PA; died on 24 Feb 2002 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 4/25/1971

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald
Shaffer, 7027 Wltmer
Road, North Tonawanda,
announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss
Linda-Shaffer to Timothy Y.
Tomsen, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Justus Tomsen, Clnclnattl,
Ohio.

1. SHAFFER, Bonnie I
2. SHAFFER, Linda
3. SHAFFER, Barbara
4. SHAFFER, Connie L

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Niagara Gazette - 9/16/1964

Oscar V. Horn, 67, of 2391
Lake Road, Ransomville, a
former employe of the Kimberly-
Clark Corp. plant in Niagara
Falls, died today (Sept.
16, 1964) at Memorial, Hospital
after a long illness.
Born April 23, 1897 in Clearfield
Countyy, Pa., he lived
in the Town of Porter for 17
years. He was a member of
the F i l l m o r e Methodist
Church and was employed as
a guard at Kimberly-Clark for
15 years until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife,
Lillian (Seal) Horn; two sons,
Oscar L. Horn, Youngstown,
and Lee Horn, Ransomville,
and three daughters, Mrs. William
Brainard, Mrs. Geral
Shaffer,. Niagara Falls, and
Miss Margaret Horn, Ransomville.
He is also survived by
two step-sons, Theodore Grose,
Ransomville; Howard Grose,
Newark, N.Y. and a stepdaughter,
Mrs. Charles Michel, Ransomville,
a sister, Mrs. Henry
Hellopeter, Clearfield, Pa.;
two brothers, Isaac Hern,
Clearfield; Joel Horn, DuBois,
Pa., 18 grandchildren and two
greatgrandchildren.
The funeral wil lbe held at
2 p.m. Saturday at the-Hardison
Funeral Home, South
Lake St., -Ransomville. Rev.
Robert Jones of Fillmore
Methodisjt Church will officiate.
Burial willbe in Memorial
Park Cemetery.

Oscar + KNARR, Blanche. Blanche died on 30 Jul 1965 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 8/1/1965

BYERLY-Ransomvllle General Hospital,
July 30th, 1965, Blanche Horn Byerly
of 7027 Witmer Rd., North Tonawanda.
Mother of Mrs. Lillian Brainard, this
city, Mrs. Mary Shaffer, North Tonawanda,
Oscar L. Horn, Youngstown,
N.Y. Sister of Mr. Fred Knarr, Beach
Creek, Pa., Mrs. Ben Sweeting, Hollendale,
Florida, Mrs. Thomas Welder,
Youngstown, also survived by 16
grandchildren & 4 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held from the
Lane Funeral Home Inc., 8622 Buffalo
Ave., August 2nd at 1:30 P.m. The
Rev. Morris E. Burns officiating. Interment
Memorial Park Cemetery.
The Family will be present 2-4 & .7-9
P.m. beginning Saturday.