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Edward Charles Sheaffer

Male 1906 - 1969  (62 years)


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  • Name Edward Charles Sheaffer 
    Nickname Red 
    Born 30 Sep 1906  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 23 May 1969  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Millersville Mennonite Cemetery, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I12979  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 22 Jun 2016 

    Family Margaret E. Reynolds,   b. 17 Jul 1906, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1940, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years) 
    Married 16 Sep 1925  Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Edna M. Sheaffer,   b. 5 Aug 1925, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 2010, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 14 Jan 2021 
    Family ID F4490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=10788539.
      Edward Charles ?Red? Sheaffer
      Birth 30 Sep 1906
      Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
      Death 23 May 1969 (aged 62)
      Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
      Burial: Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
      Millersville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
      Edward Charles ?Red? Sheaffer
      Birth 30 Sep 1906
      Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
      Death 23 May 1969 (aged 62)
      Lancaster, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
      Burial: Millersville Mennonite Cemetery
      Millersville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
      Edward C. Sheaffer, 62, of 348 Maple Avenue, died at his home at 9:15 a.m. Friday, May 23, 1969 after a brief illness. He was the husband of Violet Mary (Miller) Sheaffer who survives. Born in Lancaster, Sept. 30, 1906, he was the son of Amos Diller and Anna (Myers) Sheaffer. A lifetime resident of Lancaster, he had been employed as a dock worker for Norwalk Truck Lines for the past five years. Before that, he drove truck for Ready Mix Concrete. He was in the Army and served in World War II. Surviving, besides his wife are four sons, Gilbert A. (Bernadine) Sheaffer, Charles E. (Ruth) Sheaffer, and Gordon L. (Donna) Sheaffer all of Lancaster, and Sgt. Thomas E. Sheaffer stationed with the US Air Force in Vietnam; a daughter Leah (Hoyt E.) Roark Lancaster; eight grandchildren; Joyce A., Charles E.,June L., Gilbert, Jr., Michael, Donna, Michelle Y, Sheaffer, Hoyt E. (Butch) Roark; and four sisters, Nelda (Richard V.) Groff, Peach Bottom, Gladys (John) Westheaffer, Margaret (Samuel) Brenneman, and Geraldine (Glenn) Miller all of Lancaster. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two children Ronald and Rose Marie Sheaffer. Funeral services were held at Fred Groff's Funeral Home and burial followed in Millersville Mennonite Cemetery. Lancaster New Era 5/24/1969