Howard D. Shafer, 73, of Creston, died Monday evening, July 18, 2011, at Wooster Community Hospital, after a three-month period of declining health.
Howard was born May 26, 1938, on the family farm near Creston, the son of the late Ira and Dortha (Rennecker) Shafer, and married Esther Graber on June 21, 1959. She survives.
He was a 1957 graduate of Norwayne High School and had worked for Andy Bauder Electric in Rittman for 25 years, then for the Rohrer Corp. in Wadsworth for the past 23 years.
He was a member of Oak Grove Mennonite Church and had made his home on Steiner Road near Creston all of his life. He was an avid hunter having hunted in Africa and South America and enjoyed fishing on Lake Erie and in Canada. He was a master of many trades and could figure out just about any problem. He will be greatly missed.
Surviving are his wife, Esther; sisters- and brothers-in-law, Trudy Shafer of Creston, Howard and Kathleen Graber of Wooster, Lavina and Glenn Showalter of Dalton and Harvey Graber of Creston; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Homer Shafer; and a brother- and sisters-in-law, Robert and Ilene Richard and Wilma Graber.
Graveside services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery, 7843 Smucker Road, Smithville. Per Howard's wishes, there will be no calling hours. Tributes may be shared at www.Murray-Funeral-Home.com. Murray Funeral Home in Creston, is handling arrangements.
Those who wish may make contributions to a charity of the donor's choice.
Howard was born May 26, 1938, on the family farm near Creston, the son of the late Ira and Dortha (Rennecker) Shafer, and married Esther Graber on June 21, 1959. She survives.
He was a 1957 graduate of Norwayne High School and had worked for Andy Bauder Electric in Rittman for 25 years, then for the Rohrer Corp. in Wadsworth for the past 23 years.
He was a member of Oak Grove Mennonite Church and had made his home on Steiner Road near Creston all of his life. He was an avid hunter having hunted in Africa and South America and enjoyed fishing on Lake Erie and in Canada. He was a master of many trades and could figure out just about any problem. He will be greatly missed.
Surviving are his wife, Esther; sisters- and brothers-in-law, Trudy Shafer of Creston, Howard and Kathleen Graber of Wooster, Lavina and Glenn Showalter of Dalton and Harvey Graber of Creston; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Homer Shafer; and a brother- and sisters-in-law, Robert and Ilene Richard and Wilma Graber.
Graveside services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery, 7843 Smucker Road, Smithville. Per Howard's wishes, there will be no calling hours. Tributes may be shared at www.Murray-Funeral-Home.com. Murray Funeral Home in Creston, is handling arrangements.
Those who wish may make contributions to a charity of the donor's choice.
Howard D. Shafer, 73, of Creston, died Monday evening, July 18, 2011, at Wooster Community Hospital, after a three-month period of declining health.
Howard was born May 26, 1938, on the family farm near Creston, the son of the late Ira and Dortha (Rennecker) Shafer, and married Esther Graber on June 21, 1959. She survives.
He was a 1957 graduate of Norwayne High School and had worked for Andy Bauder Electric in Rittman for 25 years, then for the Rohrer Corp. in Wadsworth for the past 23 years.
He was a member of Oak Grove Mennonite Church and had made his home on Steiner Road near Creston all of his life. He was an avid hunter having hunted in Africa and South America and enjoyed fishing on Lake Erie and in Canada. He was a master of many trades and could figure out just about any problem. He will be greatly missed.
Surviving are his wife, Esther; sisters- and brothers-in-law, Trudy Shafer of Creston, Howard and Kathleen Graber of Wooster, Lavina and Glenn Showalter of Dalton and Harvey Graber of Creston; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Homer Shafer; and a brother- and sisters-in-law, Robert and Ilene Richard and Wilma Graber.
Graveside services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery, 7843 Smucker Road, Smithville. Per Howard's wishes, there will be no calling hours. Tributes may be shared at www.Murray-Funeral-Home.com. Murray Funeral Home in Creston, is handling arrangements.
Those who wish may make contributions to a charity of the donor's choice.
Howard was born May 26, 1938, on the family farm near Creston, the son of the late Ira and Dortha (Rennecker) Shafer, and married Esther Graber on June 21, 1959. She survives.
He was a 1957 graduate of Norwayne High School and had worked for Andy Bauder Electric in Rittman for 25 years, then for the Rohrer Corp. in Wadsworth for the past 23 years.
He was a member of Oak Grove Mennonite Church and had made his home on Steiner Road near Creston all of his life. He was an avid hunter having hunted in Africa and South America and enjoyed fishing on Lake Erie and in Canada. He was a master of many trades and could figure out just about any problem. He will be greatly missed.
Surviving are his wife, Esther; sisters- and brothers-in-law, Trudy Shafer of Creston, Howard and Kathleen Graber of Wooster, Lavina and Glenn Showalter of Dalton and Harvey Graber of Creston; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his twin brother, Homer Shafer; and a brother- and sisters-in-law, Robert and Ilene Richard and Wilma Graber.
Graveside services will be Thursday at 11 a.m. in Oak Grove Mennonite Church Cemetery, 7843 Smucker Road, Smithville. Per Howard's wishes, there will be no calling hours. Tributes may be shared at www.Murray-Funeral-Home.com. Murray Funeral Home in Creston, is handling arrangements.
Those who wish may make contributions to a charity of the donor's choice.
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