Father: William Oscar Schaeffer
Mother: Mary Edna Baylor

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Clarence R. "Popeye" Schaeffer, 94, of Pine Grove, passed away Friday at Schuylkill Medical Center-East Norwegian Street, Pottsville.

Born in Pine Grove, Jan. 7, 1916, he was a son of the late William O. and Mary E. Baylor Schaeffer.

Clarence was affiliated with Hetzel's Church, Pine Grove.

He was a Tec4 Army veteran of World War II, having served with the 1564th Engineer Dep. Co. He received the Good Conduct Medal, the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal with one Bronze Star, and the World War II Victory Medal.

Clarence worked as a boiler operator for PPL.

"Popeye" loved gardening and sold fruits and vegetables in the Pine Grove area. He loved hunting, fishing and trapping.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Roma D'Agostino Schaeffer, on May 24, 2004; two sons, Richard and Bruce Schaeffer; two grandchildren, Tamara Guidas and Robert Schaeffer; brothers and sisters.

Surviving are two sons, David and Franklin Schaeffer, both of Pine Grove; five daughters, Barbara Daub, Lebanon, Helen Weikel, June Guidas, Darlene Felty and Joann Wenrich, all of Pine Grove; 16 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; a brother, William Schaeffer; and three sisters, Minneo Yorty, Gertrude Brown and Dolly DuBois, all of Pine Grove.

Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday from H.L. Snyder Funeral Home Inc., with the Rev. Mary Lou Eckels officiating. There will be a viewing from 9 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home. Interment will be in Hetzel's Cemetery, Pine Grove.

Published in Republican & Herald on July 25, 2010

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1930 Pine Grove, Schuylkill, PA
William O Schaeffer 41
Mary E Schaeffer 37
James E Schaeffer 20
Morris S Schaeffer 16
*Clarence R Schaeffer 14
Allen W Schaeffer 12
Sterling E Schaeffer 10
Margeret E Schaeffer 8
Minnes I Schaeffer 7
Willard H Schaeffer 6
Irvin E Schaeffer 5
Gertrude A Schaeffer 4
William H Schaeffer 3
Wayne G Schaeffer 1