Iron Mountain Daily News
Mon., July 12, 1948 pg. 10
Soldier's Body Expected Here Tonight
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Schafer, 29 6th, were notified by the War Department that the remains of their son, Pvt. John C. Schafer, 19, who died March 30, 1944, of wounds suffered in action in the South Pacific, would be shipped today on the Chippewa. Ex-servicemen will meet the train tonight and form a guard of honor for the body.
A requiem high mass for Pvt. Schaefer will be offered at 9 Saturday morning in St. Mary's.
Originally buried in the United States Armed Forces Cemetery in Munda, New Georgia. The body was later transferred to a second cemetery. It was shipped to the States several weeks agao at the request of the parents.
Born May 10, 1924, in Norway, Pvt. Schafer, a graduate of Norway High, was baptized, received his first Holy Communion and confirmed in St. Mary's where for years he served as one of the Rev. Fr. Dooleys altar boys.
For several years, prior to graduation, he had a paper route for the Iron Mountain News. After graduation he was employed by Asselin's Creamery, the LaFreniere Motor company, and later by the Globe Steel company in Milwaukee.
Enters Service
Pvt. Schafer entered service March 15, 1943, and was sent to Camp Roberts, Calif., for infantry training. He then came home on furlough, after which he was sent to Camp Pittsburg, Calif., a replacement center. He was rated an exemplary soldier during his training, when he qualified for but declined to attend Officers candidate school.
Mr. and Mrs. Schafer were notified on April 18, 1944 that their son had died of wounds received in action.
In addition to his parents, Pvt Schafer leaves a brother, Anthony, of Norway, and three sisters, Agnes, of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Robert McKee and Miss Dorothy, of Norway.
Iron Mountain Daily News
Mon., July 19, 1948 pg. 10
Remains Of Pvt. Schafer Buried Here
Services for Pvt. John C. Schafer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Schafer, who was killed in the South Pacific, were held at 9 Saturday morning at St. Mary's. The Rev. Fr. John Maekae offered a solemn requiem mass assisted by the Rev. Fr. Louis Brackett and the Rev. Fr. Gabriel Waraxa, both of Iron Mountain.
John Franczek and Leonard Haelterman, veterans who were altar boys several years ago with Pvt. Schafer, served at the altar during mass.
During services at the cemetery, prayers were offered by the Rev. Fr. Maekae. The rituals for the dead were read by Albert Baciak, commander of the Norulet VFW post, and Fred Geldmeyer, chaplain.
The firing squad was Donald Ziller, Harold Zimmerman, John Erickson, Casmir Mish, and Lee Wenzel; buglers, Oscar Peterson and Kermit Rasmussen; drummer Donald Johnson, and color bearers, Andrew Bray, Ernest Lardenoit, George Erickson, and Charles Bal.
Pallbearers were Donald Nora, Jerome Hoheisel, William Engibous, Howard Jansen, Arthur DeClark, Henry Ebeling, Eugene Casanova and Elmo Visintainer. Honorary pallbearers, classmates of Pvt. Schafer, who were stationed with him at Camp Roberts, Calif., were Wallace Gustafson, Louis Bal, Walter O'Lesky, Orville VanDamme, Leslie Brisson, Peter Hamlin, Paul Moraska, Arthur Chartier, Elmer Alexanderson and Curtis Bolitho.
After taps, the flag was removed from the casket by Baciak and Geldmeyer and presented to the parents of the young soldier by Carrol Asp.
The Gold Star Mothers of Norway and Iron Mountain attended the services along with the VFW auxiliary and the Legion auxiliary.
Honor Guards
Guarding the remains at the David A. Asp Memorial Funeral home Friday were John Erespamer, Harold Zimmerman, John Calcaterra, Edward Jasonowicz, David Engibous, Peter Hamlin, Wallace Gustafson, Henry Visintainer, Robert Paul, Henry Ebeling, Wallace Menghini and Bernard Guiliani.
Attending from out-of-town were Miss Agnes Schaefer, Don LaVessar, William Engibous, Howard Jansen, Arthur DeClark, Mr. and Mrs. Art Cantrill, Charles Reindl, Curtis Bolitho and Jerome Hoheisel, of Milwaukee; Eugene Casanova, of Green Bay; Elmo Visintainer, of Niagara; Mrs. Elmer Tinti, of Loretto; John Luecke, of Escanaba, and John Radell, of Detroit.
Military services were in charge of the Hall-DeWinter Legion post and the Norvulet Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mon., July 12, 1948 pg. 10
Soldier's Body Expected Here Tonight
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Schafer, 29 6th, were notified by the War Department that the remains of their son, Pvt. John C. Schafer, 19, who died March 30, 1944, of wounds suffered in action in the South Pacific, would be shipped today on the Chippewa. Ex-servicemen will meet the train tonight and form a guard of honor for the body.
A requiem high mass for Pvt. Schaefer will be offered at 9 Saturday morning in St. Mary's.
Originally buried in the United States Armed Forces Cemetery in Munda, New Georgia. The body was later transferred to a second cemetery. It was shipped to the States several weeks agao at the request of the parents.
Born May 10, 1924, in Norway, Pvt. Schafer, a graduate of Norway High, was baptized, received his first Holy Communion and confirmed in St. Mary's where for years he served as one of the Rev. Fr. Dooleys altar boys.
For several years, prior to graduation, he had a paper route for the Iron Mountain News. After graduation he was employed by Asselin's Creamery, the LaFreniere Motor company, and later by the Globe Steel company in Milwaukee.
Enters Service
Pvt. Schafer entered service March 15, 1943, and was sent to Camp Roberts, Calif., for infantry training. He then came home on furlough, after which he was sent to Camp Pittsburg, Calif., a replacement center. He was rated an exemplary soldier during his training, when he qualified for but declined to attend Officers candidate school.
Mr. and Mrs. Schafer were notified on April 18, 1944 that their son had died of wounds received in action.
In addition to his parents, Pvt Schafer leaves a brother, Anthony, of Norway, and three sisters, Agnes, of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Robert McKee and Miss Dorothy, of Norway.
Iron Mountain Daily News
Mon., July 19, 1948 pg. 10
Remains Of Pvt. Schafer Buried Here
Services for Pvt. John C. Schafer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Schafer, who was killed in the South Pacific, were held at 9 Saturday morning at St. Mary's. The Rev. Fr. John Maekae offered a solemn requiem mass assisted by the Rev. Fr. Louis Brackett and the Rev. Fr. Gabriel Waraxa, both of Iron Mountain.
John Franczek and Leonard Haelterman, veterans who were altar boys several years ago with Pvt. Schafer, served at the altar during mass.
During services at the cemetery, prayers were offered by the Rev. Fr. Maekae. The rituals for the dead were read by Albert Baciak, commander of the Norulet VFW post, and Fred Geldmeyer, chaplain.
The firing squad was Donald Ziller, Harold Zimmerman, John Erickson, Casmir Mish, and Lee Wenzel; buglers, Oscar Peterson and Kermit Rasmussen; drummer Donald Johnson, and color bearers, Andrew Bray, Ernest Lardenoit, George Erickson, and Charles Bal.
Pallbearers were Donald Nora, Jerome Hoheisel, William Engibous, Howard Jansen, Arthur DeClark, Henry Ebeling, Eugene Casanova and Elmo Visintainer. Honorary pallbearers, classmates of Pvt. Schafer, who were stationed with him at Camp Roberts, Calif., were Wallace Gustafson, Louis Bal, Walter O'Lesky, Orville VanDamme, Leslie Brisson, Peter Hamlin, Paul Moraska, Arthur Chartier, Elmer Alexanderson and Curtis Bolitho.
After taps, the flag was removed from the casket by Baciak and Geldmeyer and presented to the parents of the young soldier by Carrol Asp.
The Gold Star Mothers of Norway and Iron Mountain attended the services along with the VFW auxiliary and the Legion auxiliary.
Honor Guards
Guarding the remains at the David A. Asp Memorial Funeral home Friday were John Erespamer, Harold Zimmerman, John Calcaterra, Edward Jasonowicz, David Engibous, Peter Hamlin, Wallace Gustafson, Henry Visintainer, Robert Paul, Henry Ebeling, Wallace Menghini and Bernard Guiliani.
Attending from out-of-town were Miss Agnes Schaefer, Don LaVessar, William Engibous, Howard Jansen, Arthur DeClark, Mr. and Mrs. Art Cantrill, Charles Reindl, Curtis Bolitho and Jerome Hoheisel, of Milwaukee; Eugene Casanova, of Green Bay; Elmo Visintainer, of Niagara; Mrs. Elmer Tinti, of Loretto; John Luecke, of Escanaba, and John Radell, of Detroit.
Military services were in charge of the Hall-DeWinter Legion post and the Norvulet Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Iron Mountain Daily News
Mon., July 12, 1948 pg. 10
Soldier's Body Expected Here Tonight
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Schafer, 29 6th, were notified by the War Department that the remains of their son, Pvt. John C. Schafer, 19, who died March 30, 1944, of wounds suffered in action in the South Pacific, would be shipped today on the Chippewa. Ex-servicemen will meet the train tonight and form a guard of honor for the body.
A requiem high mass for Pvt. Schaefer will be offered at 9 Saturday morning in St. Mary's.
Originally buried in the United States Armed Forces Cemetery in Munda, New Georgia. The body was later transferred to a second cemetery. It was shipped to the States several weeks agao at the request of the parents.
Born May 10, 1924, in Norway, Pvt. Schafer, a graduate of Norway High, was baptized, received his first Holy Communion and confirmed in St. Mary's where for years he served as one of the Rev. Fr. Dooleys altar boys.
For several years, prior to graduation, he had a paper route for the Iron Mountain News. After graduation he was employed by Asselin's Creamery, the LaFreniere Motor company, and later by the Globe Steel company in Milwaukee.
Enters Service
Pvt. Schafer entered service March 15, 1943, and was sent to Camp Roberts, Calif., for infantry training. He then came home on furlough, after which he was sent to Camp Pittsburg, Calif., a replacement center. He was rated an exemplary soldier during his training, when he qualified for but declined to attend Officers candidate school.
Mr. and Mrs. Schafer were notified on April 18, 1944 that their son had died of wounds received in action.
In addition to his parents, Pvt Schafer leaves a brother, Anthony, of Norway, and three sisters, Agnes, of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Robert McKee and Miss Dorothy, of Norway.
Iron Mountain Daily News
Mon., July 19, 1948 pg. 10
Remains Of Pvt. Schafer Buried Here
Services for Pvt. John C. Schafer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Schafer, who was killed in the South Pacific, were held at 9 Saturday morning at St. Mary's. The Rev. Fr. John Maekae offered a solemn requiem mass assisted by the Rev. Fr. Louis Brackett and the Rev. Fr. Gabriel Waraxa, both of Iron Mountain.
John Franczek and Leonard Haelterman, veterans who were altar boys several years ago with Pvt. Schafer, served at the altar during mass.
During services at the cemetery, prayers were offered by the Rev. Fr. Maekae. The rituals for the dead were read by Albert Baciak, commander of the Norulet VFW post, and Fred Geldmeyer, chaplain.
The firing squad was Donald Ziller, Harold Zimmerman, John Erickson, Casmir Mish, and Lee Wenzel; buglers, Oscar Peterson and Kermit Rasmussen; drummer Donald Johnson, and color bearers, Andrew Bray, Ernest Lardenoit, George Erickson, and Charles Bal.
Pallbearers were Donald Nora, Jerome Hoheisel, William Engibous, Howard Jansen, Arthur DeClark, Henry Ebeling, Eugene Casanova and Elmo Visintainer. Honorary pallbearers, classmates of Pvt. Schafer, who were stationed with him at Camp Roberts, Calif., were Wallace Gustafson, Louis Bal, Walter O'Lesky, Orville VanDamme, Leslie Brisson, Peter Hamlin, Paul Moraska, Arthur Chartier, Elmer Alexanderson and Curtis Bolitho.
After taps, the flag was removed from the casket by Baciak and Geldmeyer and presented to the parents of the young soldier by Carrol Asp.
The Gold Star Mothers of Norway and Iron Mountain attended the services along with the VFW auxiliary and the Legion auxiliary.
Honor Guards
Guarding the remains at the David A. Asp Memorial Funeral home Friday were John Erespamer, Harold Zimmerman, John Calcaterra, Edward Jasonowicz, David Engibous, Peter Hamlin, Wallace Gustafson, Henry Visintainer, Robert Paul, Henry Ebeling, Wallace Menghini and Bernard Guiliani.
Attending from out-of-town were Miss Agnes Schaefer, Don LaVessar, William Engibous, Howard Jansen, Arthur DeClark, Mr. and Mrs. Art Cantrill, Charles Reindl, Curtis Bolitho and Jerome Hoheisel, of Milwaukee; Eugene Casanova, of Green Bay; Elmo Visintainer, of Niagara; Mrs. Elmer Tinti, of Loretto; John Luecke, of Escanaba, and John Radell, of Detroit.
Military services were in charge of the Hall-DeWinter Legion post and the Norvulet Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Mon., July 12, 1948 pg. 10
Soldier's Body Expected Here Tonight
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Schafer, 29 6th, were notified by the War Department that the remains of their son, Pvt. John C. Schafer, 19, who died March 30, 1944, of wounds suffered in action in the South Pacific, would be shipped today on the Chippewa. Ex-servicemen will meet the train tonight and form a guard of honor for the body.
A requiem high mass for Pvt. Schaefer will be offered at 9 Saturday morning in St. Mary's.
Originally buried in the United States Armed Forces Cemetery in Munda, New Georgia. The body was later transferred to a second cemetery. It was shipped to the States several weeks agao at the request of the parents.
Born May 10, 1924, in Norway, Pvt. Schafer, a graduate of Norway High, was baptized, received his first Holy Communion and confirmed in St. Mary's where for years he served as one of the Rev. Fr. Dooleys altar boys.
For several years, prior to graduation, he had a paper route for the Iron Mountain News. After graduation he was employed by Asselin's Creamery, the LaFreniere Motor company, and later by the Globe Steel company in Milwaukee.
Enters Service
Pvt. Schafer entered service March 15, 1943, and was sent to Camp Roberts, Calif., for infantry training. He then came home on furlough, after which he was sent to Camp Pittsburg, Calif., a replacement center. He was rated an exemplary soldier during his training, when he qualified for but declined to attend Officers candidate school.
Mr. and Mrs. Schafer were notified on April 18, 1944 that their son had died of wounds received in action.
In addition to his parents, Pvt Schafer leaves a brother, Anthony, of Norway, and three sisters, Agnes, of Milwaukee, and Mrs. Robert McKee and Miss Dorothy, of Norway.
Iron Mountain Daily News
Mon., July 19, 1948 pg. 10
Remains Of Pvt. Schafer Buried Here
Services for Pvt. John C. Schafer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Schafer, who was killed in the South Pacific, were held at 9 Saturday morning at St. Mary's. The Rev. Fr. John Maekae offered a solemn requiem mass assisted by the Rev. Fr. Louis Brackett and the Rev. Fr. Gabriel Waraxa, both of Iron Mountain.
John Franczek and Leonard Haelterman, veterans who were altar boys several years ago with Pvt. Schafer, served at the altar during mass.
During services at the cemetery, prayers were offered by the Rev. Fr. Maekae. The rituals for the dead were read by Albert Baciak, commander of the Norulet VFW post, and Fred Geldmeyer, chaplain.
The firing squad was Donald Ziller, Harold Zimmerman, John Erickson, Casmir Mish, and Lee Wenzel; buglers, Oscar Peterson and Kermit Rasmussen; drummer Donald Johnson, and color bearers, Andrew Bray, Ernest Lardenoit, George Erickson, and Charles Bal.
Pallbearers were Donald Nora, Jerome Hoheisel, William Engibous, Howard Jansen, Arthur DeClark, Henry Ebeling, Eugene Casanova and Elmo Visintainer. Honorary pallbearers, classmates of Pvt. Schafer, who were stationed with him at Camp Roberts, Calif., were Wallace Gustafson, Louis Bal, Walter O'Lesky, Orville VanDamme, Leslie Brisson, Peter Hamlin, Paul Moraska, Arthur Chartier, Elmer Alexanderson and Curtis Bolitho.
After taps, the flag was removed from the casket by Baciak and Geldmeyer and presented to the parents of the young soldier by Carrol Asp.
The Gold Star Mothers of Norway and Iron Mountain attended the services along with the VFW auxiliary and the Legion auxiliary.
Honor Guards
Guarding the remains at the David A. Asp Memorial Funeral home Friday were John Erespamer, Harold Zimmerman, John Calcaterra, Edward Jasonowicz, David Engibous, Peter Hamlin, Wallace Gustafson, Henry Visintainer, Robert Paul, Henry Ebeling, Wallace Menghini and Bernard Guiliani.
Attending from out-of-town were Miss Agnes Schaefer, Don LaVessar, William Engibous, Howard Jansen, Arthur DeClark, Mr. and Mrs. Art Cantrill, Charles Reindl, Curtis Bolitho and Jerome Hoheisel, of Milwaukee; Eugene Casanova, of Green Bay; Elmo Visintainer, of Niagara; Mrs. Elmer Tinti, of Loretto; John Luecke, of Escanaba, and John Radell, of Detroit.
Military services were in charge of the Hall-DeWinter Legion post and the Norvulet Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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