Ervin Schaeffer

1917 - 2003  (86 years)

• Name	Ervin Schaeffer
  Born	23 Feb 1917	Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA
  Christened	13 May 1917	Salem Reformed Church, Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jul 2003	Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Buried	24 Jul 2003	Menno City Cemetery, Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I111112	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Henry Schaeffer,   b. 12 Jul 1890, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1963, Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Emma Bender,   b. 14 Nov 1893, Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 3 May 1972, Menno, Hutchinson County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 78 years)
  Married	15 Feb 1912  [3]
  Family ID	F48784	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elda Oswald
  Married	25 Mar 1941	Iowa, USA
  Children	1. Gary Schaeffer   2. Milo Schaeffer
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F48786	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S888] Social Security Death Index 1935 - Current, (www.ancestry.com). Name: Ervin Schaeffer SSN: 503-38-8684 Last Residence: 57045 Menno, Hutchinson, South Dakota, United States of America Born: 23 Feb 1917 Died: 21 Jul 2003 State (Year) SSN issued: South Dakota (1954) [S927] Obituary. Ervin Schaeffer, 86, February 23, 1917 - 2003 Funeral services for Ervin Schaeffer were held Thursday, July 24, 2003, at 10:30 a.m., at Peace Christian Reformed Church, Menno, with the Rev. William Weber officiating. Burial was made in the Menno Cemetery with Aisenbrey-Kostel Funeral Home, Menno, in charge of arrangmenets. Honorary casketbearers were his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Casketbearers were Paul Schaeffer, Jeff Monahan, Layne Delperdang, Roger Schaeffer, Bruce Schaeffer and Tim Schaeffer. Ervin was born on February 23, 1917, on the family farm southeast of Menno to Henry and Emma (Bender) Schaeffer. He was baptized on May 13, 1917, at Saror Reformed Church southeast of Menno by Pastor Rittershaus. He was confirmed on June 28, 1931, at the Salem Reformed Church in Menno by Pastor John Boneman. He attended the Ulmer School District 91 through the eighth grade. He worked with his father on the family farm and helped care for his younger brothers and sisters. He married Elda Oswald on March 25, 1941, in Rock Rapid, Iowa, by John DeJongh at the Reformed Church. They farmed on the John Bender homestead until 1943. They then moved to a farm northwest of Olivet. In 1980, they retired from farming and moved to Menno. He served on the church board as an elder and served on the school board of Pleasant Hill District 23. He also worked part-time for the Menno Lumber Company. He is survived by his wife, Elda, Menno; two sons, Gary and wife, Carol, Jefferson, and Milo and wife, Debbie, Olivet; four grandchildren, Tonia Monahan,Trista Delperdang, Sandra Schaeffer and Paul Schaeffer; three great-grandchildren, Rayce Monahan, Dalton Monahan, and Caprice Delper-dang; four brothers, Theodore and wife, Mildred, Viborg; Walter Schaeffer, Yankton, Edgar and wife, Donna, Menno, and LeRoy and wife, Nancy, Sioux Falls; four sisters, Alitha Pederson, Yankton, Clara Friezen, Yankton, Freida and husband, Henry Schmichel, Salem, and Arlene and husband, Vern Haase, Scotland; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Raymond; and two sisters, Augusta Bertsch and Olinda Auch. [S558] South Dakota Marriages, 1905-1949. Name: Henry Schaffer Age: 21 Gender: Male Spouse: Emma Bender Marriage Date: 15 Feb 1912 Marriage County: Yankton County of Residence: Hutchinson Post Office: Menno