WILMA L. SCHAFER, 80

Former Arlington resident Wilma L. Schafer, 80, of Fremont, died Sunday, March 31, 2002, at the Fremont Area Medical Center.

Funeral services are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, April 4, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, north of Arlington, with Rev. Rick Kanoy officiating. Interment will be at St. Paul’s Cemetery. Visitation began Wednesday at Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home, and will also be held at the church on Thursday one hour prior to services.

Wilma L. Schafer was born Aug. 27, 1921, in Arlington to William and Olga (Schmidt) Hoeneman. She grew up in the Arlington area. Prior to her marriage, she kept house and cared for children for several Arlington families.

On April 8, 1951, she married Curtis C. Schafer at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. The couple farmed near Leslie, MO., until moving to the Arlington area in 1957. The couple moved to Fremont in July 2001.

Mrs. Schafer was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, and was a member of the Elkhorn Riverview Extension Club.

She is survived by her husband, Curtis; a son and daughter-in-law, Harold and Deb Schafer of Nickerson; three daughters and a son-in-law, Carolyn and Dean Maurer of Fremont, and Linda and Marlene Schafer, both of Omaha; three brothers and a sister-in-law, Marvin and Ruth Hoeneman of Craig, Elmer Hoeneman of Omaha and Raymond Hoeneman of Nickerson; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Elna Hoenemann of Fremont and Florence and Gerald Kuss of Kearney and three grandsons.

She was preceded in death by a son, Mark Schafer.

Memorials are suggested to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, The Lutheran Hour, and the Nebraska Children’s Home at Omaha.

Reckmeyer-Moser Funeral Home in Arlington is in charge of arrangements.

# 2 - - from the funeral folder

IN MEMORY OF WILMA L. SCHAFER

April 27, 1921, Arlington, Nebraska - March 31, 2002, Fremont, Nebraska

FUNERAL SERVICE, 10:30 A.M., Thursday, April 4, 2002, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Arlington, Nebraska OFFICIATING, The Rev. Rick Kanoy

MUSIC SELECTIONS, Hymn #516 “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” - Hymn # 127 “Jesus Christ is Risen Today” - Hymn # 381 “Let Us Ever Walk With Jesus” - Hymn # 509 “Amazing Grace” Sung by the funeral congregation. Joyce Dunklau, Organist

HONORARY PALLBEARERS, Chad Schafer, Brian Maurer, Brent Maurer

PALLBEARERS, Delvin Westerman, Dalvin Scheer, Kent Hoeneman, Dan Kuss, Terry Hoeneman, Gary Hoeneman

INTERMENT, St. Paul’s Lutheran Cemetery, Arlington, Nebraska

~~~ Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~

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