From the Decatur Daily Democrat, Adams County, IN, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 1973

 John Shaffer, brother of city resident, dies

The brother of a Decatur woman died Saturday night at Gibbons hospital in Celina of a heart condition; John W. Shaffer, 52, of Rockford, had been a patient there for a week. He was the brother of Mrs. Arlo (Margaret) McKean of Decatur.

The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Ohio time (12:30 p.m. Indiana time) Wednesday at the Ketcham-Ripley funeral home in Rockford.

Other survivors include Shaffer’s wife, Grayce; his two sons, Harold and Gale, both of Rockford; a daughter, Mrs. Tom (Ruth) Myer of Rockford; sisters Mrs. Hugh (Opal) Dull of Celina and Mrs. Robert (Florence) Courtney of Rockford; five grandchildren; and his parents, also of Rockford.

Contributed by Janice Vasilovski'

Buried in Memory Gardens, Celina Oh

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Note: Memorial information compiled from the Times Bulletin, Van Wert, Ohio newspaper dated August 6, 1973

John W. Shaffer, 52, of Rockford died at 8 p.m. Saturday in Gibbons Hospital, Celina, where he had been a patient for a week. He was born April 31,1921, in Mercer County a son of Ralph and Mary(Zizelman) Shaffer.

He married Grayce Gibson on Jan.7,1940. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Gale and Harold, both of Rockford; a daughter, Mrs. Tom (Ruth) Myers of Rockford; three sisters, Mrs. Arlo(Margaret) McKean of Decatur, Mrs. Hugh (Opal) Dull and Mrs. Robert (Florence) Courtney of Rockford, and five grandchildren.

Mr. Shaffer was manager of the Berne Equity Exchange for 25 years and at the time of his death he was employed at the Rockford American Legion Hall. He was a member of Fraternal Order of Eagles.

Funeral services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home, with the Rev. Denver Noggle officiating. Eagles memorial services were at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral home.

Contributed by Janice Vasilovski'

Buried in Memory Gardens, Celina Oh