Death Claims Widely Known Stock Buyer

CONTINENTAL, March 9 - Funeral services for Benjamin F. Schafer, well-known livestock buyer, will be held from the North Creek church at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

Schafer, a lifetime resident of the North Creek community, five miles north of here, died from a heart attack as he entered his automobile following the games at the district basketball tournament at 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

Schafer, for the past 10 years, local purchasing agent for Brady Bros., livestock shippers, is survived by his widow, the former Ida Brecht, two sons, Floyd Schafer, North Creek, and Ernest Schafer, Toledo, four daughters, Mrs. George (Freda) Blossom, Toledo; Mrs. Felix (Pauline) Tischinac, Toledo; Miss Helen, Toledo, and Mrs. Wayne (Lenore) Johnston, North Creek. A son, Nolan, died in an accident in Toledo in 1935.

Three sisters and three brothers also survive: William, Mt. Cory; Charles, McClure; Joseph, Toledo; Mrs. John (Lavina) Hiltner, North Creek; Mrs. Ora (Emma) Fenstermaker, Leipsic; and Mrs. Margaret Jackson, Gladstone, Mich.

Ben Schafer, the son of William and Mary Morris Schafer, had resided within a few rods of the place of his birth during his lifetime. Saturday evening he accompanied his grandsons, Doyle and Don Schafer and Donald Oliver, to tournament games at Leipsic and was entering the car to return to North Creek when stricken.

About 10 years ago, Schafer quit farming the old Schafer homestead at North Creek to devote all his time to act as local purchasing agent for Brady Bros. He was a member of Continental chapter No. 570 F. and A.M., belonged to North Creek M. E. church and has taught adult Bible class there for 12 years.

Funeral is in charge of Fuller Funeral Home, Leipsic. Rev. Paul Fisher, Gilboa, will officiate, assisted by Rev. E. F. Root, church pastor. Interment will be in Monroe cemetery, north of here.

(published in The Lima News, Monday, March 9, 1942)