Mrs. Grace C. Shaefer, age 96 of Inverness, Florida, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 in Hernando, FL.
She was born September 25, 1919 in Fayette County, TN, daughter of David Warren and Augustine (Howse) Cowan. She worked a Registered Nurse at Bryn Mar Hospital and moved to Inverness from Newtown Square, PA in 1990. Mrs. Shaefer loved leading a life of service to her God at First Presbyterian Church of Inverness, her country as a 2nd Lt. with the Army Nurse Corp during WWII and her community through Meals on Wheels and a volunteer at Citrus Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Shaefer was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Charles Shaefer, a son, David Frederick Shaefer and her parents. She is survived by a son, Henry Franklin (Dorothy) Shaefer of Claymont, DE, daughter, Barbara Ann Shaefer of Inverness, sister, Marjorie Miduch of Terlingua, TX, 5 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson.
Inurnment will take place at Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, PA at a later date. Friends who wish may send memorial donations to Hospice of Citrus County, P.O. Box 641270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464 or the Alzheimer's Association , 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneralHome.com. Arrangements by the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory.
Published in Citrus County Chronicle on Oct. 14, 2015
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She was born September 25, 1919 in Fayette County, TN, daughter of David Warren and Augustine (Howse) Cowan. She worked a Registered Nurse at Bryn Mar Hospital and moved to Inverness from Newtown Square, PA in 1990. Mrs. Shaefer loved leading a life of service to her God at First Presbyterian Church of Inverness, her country as a 2nd Lt. with the Army Nurse Corp during WWII and her community through Meals on Wheels and a volunteer at Citrus Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Shaefer was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Charles Shaefer, a son, David Frederick Shaefer and her parents. She is survived by a son, Henry Franklin (Dorothy) Shaefer of Claymont, DE, daughter, Barbara Ann Shaefer of Inverness, sister, Marjorie Miduch of Terlingua, TX, 5 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson.
Inurnment will take place at Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, PA at a later date. Friends who wish may send memorial donations to Hospice of Citrus County, P.O. Box 641270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464 or the Alzheimer's Association , 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneralHome.com. Arrangements by the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory.
Published in Citrus County Chronicle on Oct. 14, 2015
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Mrs. Grace C. Shaefer, age 96 of Inverness, Florida, went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 in Hernando, FL.
She was born September 25, 1919 in Fayette County, TN, daughter of David Warren and Augustine (Howse) Cowan. She worked a Registered Nurse at Bryn Mar Hospital and moved to Inverness from Newtown Square, PA in 1990. Mrs. Shaefer loved leading a life of service to her God at First Presbyterian Church of Inverness, her country as a 2nd Lt. with the Army Nurse Corp during WWII and her community through Meals on Wheels and a volunteer at Citrus Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Shaefer was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Charles Shaefer, a son, David Frederick Shaefer and her parents. She is survived by a son, Henry Franklin (Dorothy) Shaefer of Claymont, DE, daughter, Barbara Ann Shaefer of Inverness, sister, Marjorie Miduch of Terlingua, TX, 5 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson.
Inurnment will take place at Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, PA at a later date. Friends who wish may send memorial donations to Hospice of Citrus County, P.O. Box 641270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464 or the Alzheimer's Association , 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneralHome.com. Arrangements by the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory.
Published in Citrus County Chronicle on Oct. 14, 2015
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She was born September 25, 1919 in Fayette County, TN, daughter of David Warren and Augustine (Howse) Cowan. She worked a Registered Nurse at Bryn Mar Hospital and moved to Inverness from Newtown Square, PA in 1990. Mrs. Shaefer loved leading a life of service to her God at First Presbyterian Church of Inverness, her country as a 2nd Lt. with the Army Nurse Corp during WWII and her community through Meals on Wheels and a volunteer at Citrus Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Shaefer was preceded in death by her husband, Henry Charles Shaefer, a son, David Frederick Shaefer and her parents. She is survived by a son, Henry Franklin (Dorothy) Shaefer of Claymont, DE, daughter, Barbara Ann Shaefer of Inverness, sister, Marjorie Miduch of Terlingua, TX, 5 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren and 1 great-great grandson.
Inurnment will take place at Jefferson Cemetery, Jefferson, PA at a later date. Friends who wish may send memorial donations to Hospice of Citrus County, P.O. Box 641270, Beverly Hills, FL 34464 or the Alzheimer's Association , 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.HooperFuneralHome.com. Arrangements by the Inverness Chapel of Hooper Funeral Homes & Crematory.
Published in Citrus County Chronicle on Oct. 14, 2015
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