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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]

Bonnie married LEMKE, Roger on 14 Dec 1973. Roger (son of LEMKE, Alvin J and OSTWALD, Rosanna A) was born on 8 Aug 1944 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Apr 2016 in Town of Amherst, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bonnie married CRAVEN, Richard O on 27 Jun 1964 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: TOMSEN, Timothy Y. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: JAKOBI, William. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Connie married ROBINSON, Fredrick T about 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DANA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SMITH, Brian. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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TOMSEN - Laura Lynn "Dolly"
Of Tonawanda, NY, born August 28, 1977. Died April 20, 2018, from complications after surgery. Survived by her parents, Timothy Y. and Linda (Shaffer) Tomsen; a brother, Timothy J. Tomsen; a beloved cat, Odo; her aunts, Bonnie Lemke, Connie (Fred) Robinson, Barbara (Bill) Jakobi, Margot Tomsen, Peter (Kim) Tomsen, Ann Tomsen, and many cousins. She was predeceased by her grandparents, Justus and Margaret Tomsen and Gerald and Mary Shaffer, and her uncles, Jim Tomsen, Jon Tomsen, and Roger Lemke. Laura loved her family and remembered each of them by calling on their birthdays and singing Happy Birthday. If she met you once and you told her your birthday, she would never forget it. She also had loving nicknames for her favorite people. She loved going on the WNY Paranormal Society's outings and to Bandits' and Sabres' games. She was a lifelong Dallas Cowboys fan though, much to her Dad's consternation. She loved country music and went to many concerts in the area. Laura was an upbeat positive person who would always see the bright side of things. Laura was a certified Nursing Assistant and worked at the Buffalo Veterans Hospital. She was a US Navy Veteran. A Memorial Service to celebrate Laura's life will be held at the Church of the Nativity, United Church of Christ, 1530 N. Colvin Blvd., on Thursday at 7:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Suicide Prevention at Crisis Services Foundation, which was very dear to Laura's heart. Please share your online condolences by visiting
www.lesterwedekindtfuneralhome.com