Elsie Mae Shaffer

Elsie Mae Shaffer, 96, of Dennis, died at 6:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 20, 2007, at the Elmhaven East Nursing Home in Parsons. She had been in failing health.

Being the youngest of seven children, she was born on April 21, 1910, in Galesburg, Kansas, to Louis and Lettie (Volk) Aronhalt. She grew up and attended schools in the Galesburg area.

She and Frank Shaffer were married on November 30, 1929, in Oswego, Kansas. He preceded her in death on April 18, 1966. She and her husband lived on various farms before moving to Parsons in 1957.

Through the years, she did babysitting, ironing and cared for the elderly.

SURVIVORS
One Daughter – Edna McManus Dennis, KS
Three Sons – Jack Shaffer and his wife, Dixie Kansas City, MO
Sam Shaffer and his wife, Violet Parsons, KS
Charles Shaffer Parsons, KS
Three Grandchildren
Seven Step-Grandchildren
Six Great-Grandchildren
Eighteen Step-Great-Grandchildren
Six Step-Great-Great-Grandchildren

In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by five brothers; one sister; one grandson, Earl Whetstone; one step-grandson, Bill George; one great-granddaughter, Elizabeth Ghering; and one daughter-in-law, Julia J. Shaffer.

Following cremation, the family will hold a private memorial service. Friends may call at the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Parsons to sign the register through Friday, March 23, 2007.

Memorials are suggested to the Osage Township Fire Department at Dennis. These may be left at or mailed to the Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 374, Parsons, KS 67357. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Elsie Mae Shaffer, please visit our flower store.