Claude's obituary posted in the March 29, 1966 issue of the Salt Lake Tribune reads, "Claude E. Shafer, 79, 38 P St., died Wednesday in a Salt Lake hospital of bronchial pneumonia.
"Born Dec. 8, 1886, Salt Lake City. Veteran of World War I. No known survivors.
"Graveside services Tuesday 2 p.m., Salt Lake Cemetery. Friends call at 255 2nd East Tuesday 12:30-1:30 p.m."
Claude was married twice. He married his first wife, Edna Hayes, on April 26, 1905. His second wife was Edna Border. They were married August 26 1911. Neither wife bore him any children. He did have a step daughter, Peggy Shafer, according to the 1930 U.S. Census, who was born in Washington about 1911.
He and his father were restaurant people and sports lover. After living in the booming gold mining camp at Mercur, the Shafers moved to Salt Lake and became proprietors of the Chesapeake Cafe, a leading seafood house in the city.
Later they owned and operated the Wilson Cafe in the Wilson Hotel on East Second South, and still later they built and operated the Blue Moon on Highland Drive in Salt Lake County.
"Born Dec. 8, 1886, Salt Lake City. Veteran of World War I. No known survivors.
"Graveside services Tuesday 2 p.m., Salt Lake Cemetery. Friends call at 255 2nd East Tuesday 12:30-1:30 p.m."
Claude was married twice. He married his first wife, Edna Hayes, on April 26, 1905. His second wife was Edna Border. They were married August 26 1911. Neither wife bore him any children. He did have a step daughter, Peggy Shafer, according to the 1930 U.S. Census, who was born in Washington about 1911.
He and his father were restaurant people and sports lover. After living in the booming gold mining camp at Mercur, the Shafers moved to Salt Lake and became proprietors of the Chesapeake Cafe, a leading seafood house in the city.
Later they owned and operated the Wilson Cafe in the Wilson Hotel on East Second South, and still later they built and operated the Blue Moon on Highland Drive in Salt Lake County.
Claude's obituary posted in the March 29, 1966 issue of the Salt Lake Tribune reads, "Claude E. Shafer, 79, 38 P St., died Wednesday in a Salt Lake hospital of bronchial pneumonia.
"Born Dec. 8, 1886, Salt Lake City. Veteran of World War I. No known survivors.
"Graveside services Tuesday 2 p.m., Salt Lake Cemetery. Friends call at 255 2nd East Tuesday 12:30-1:30 p.m."
Claude was married twice. He married his first wife, Edna Hayes, on April 26, 1905. His second wife was Edna Border. They were married August 26 1911. Neither wife bore him any children. He did have a step daughter, Peggy Shafer, according to the 1930 U.S. Census, who was born in Washington about 1911.
He and his father were restaurant people and sports lover. After living in the booming gold mining camp at Mercur, the Shafers moved to Salt Lake and became proprietors of the Chesapeake Cafe, a leading seafood house in the city.
Later they owned and operated the Wilson Cafe in the Wilson Hotel on East Second South, and still later they built and operated the Blue Moon on Highland Drive in Salt Lake County.
"Born Dec. 8, 1886, Salt Lake City. Veteran of World War I. No known survivors.
"Graveside services Tuesday 2 p.m., Salt Lake Cemetery. Friends call at 255 2nd East Tuesday 12:30-1:30 p.m."
Claude was married twice. He married his first wife, Edna Hayes, on April 26, 1905. His second wife was Edna Border. They were married August 26 1911. Neither wife bore him any children. He did have a step daughter, Peggy Shafer, according to the 1930 U.S. Census, who was born in Washington about 1911.
He and his father were restaurant people and sports lover. After living in the booming gold mining camp at Mercur, the Shafers moved to Salt Lake and became proprietors of the Chesapeake Cafe, a leading seafood house in the city.
Later they owned and operated the Wilson Cafe in the Wilson Hotel on East Second South, and still later they built and operated the Blue Moon on Highland Drive in Salt Lake County.
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