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John Schaeffer

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John Schaeffer Veteran

Birth
Riverside, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Death
1971 (aged 85–86)
Pemberton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Burial
West Oak Lane, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section Myrtle, Lot 25
Memorial ID
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John Schaffer was the the son of Gotlieb Schaffer and Christiania (Reile) Schaffer. He was born on November 22, 1885 in NJ and passed away in 1971. He lived in Riverside most of his life. He married Anna Fries. Nothing is known about her other than she was born in 1879. Christine Wells said that when her father was in the Soldiers Home and after he passed away, John provided for her, her mother, brother and sister. John had diabetes and was in Buttonwood Hall in Pemberton, NJ prior to his death.

The pictures to the right are (top WWI Draft Registration Card) the one below it is (WWII Draft Registration Card)

Obituary of John Schaffer
John Schaffer, formally of Webster Street, a lifelong resident of Riverside, died Thursday at New Lisbon. He was 85, and a retired employee of the Taubel Hosiery Mill in Riverside.
He is survived by a brother, Gotlieb of Delanco, and 12 nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 AM Monday from the Cunningham Funeral Home, 154 Webster Street, Riverside, where friends may call Sunday evening. Internment will be in Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia.
(Found in the Burlington County Times March 3, 1971)
John Schaffer was the the son of Gotlieb Schaffer and Christiania (Reile) Schaffer. He was born on November 22, 1885 in NJ and passed away in 1971. He lived in Riverside most of his life. He married Anna Fries. Nothing is known about her other than she was born in 1879. Christine Wells said that when her father was in the Soldiers Home and after he passed away, John provided for her, her mother, brother and sister. John had diabetes and was in Buttonwood Hall in Pemberton, NJ prior to his death.

The pictures to the right are (top WWI Draft Registration Card) the one below it is (WWII Draft Registration Card)

Obituary of John Schaffer
John Schaffer, formally of Webster Street, a lifelong resident of Riverside, died Thursday at New Lisbon. He was 85, and a retired employee of the Taubel Hosiery Mill in Riverside.
He is survived by a brother, Gotlieb of Delanco, and 12 nieces and nephews.
Services will be at 10 AM Monday from the Cunningham Funeral Home, 154 Webster Street, Riverside, where friends may call Sunday evening. Internment will be in Northwood Cemetery in Philadelphia.
(Found in the Burlington County Times March 3, 1971)


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  • Created by: Tom Wells
  • Added: Dec 23, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102515225/john-schaeffer: accessed ), memorial page for John Schaeffer (22 Nov 1885–1971), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102515225, citing Northwood Cemetery, West Oak Lane, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Tom Wells (contributor 47991357).