Adella Scheffer

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Adella Marie Scheffer, 83, of Chaffee died Monday, March 11, 2002, at Chateau Girardeau in Cape Girardeau.

She was born Jan. 3, 1919, in Sopoka, Okla., daughter of Wendolyn and Laura Gerst Heisserer. She and Lawrence Edward Scheffer were married Sept. 28, 1940. He died May 8, 1993.

Scheffer was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church and Daughters of St. Ambrose.

Survivors include seven sons, Leonard, Patrick and Marion Scheffer of Chaffee, Fred Scheffer of Hermann, Mo., Martin Scheffer of Scott City, Mo., Michael and Joe Scheffer of Cabot, Ark.; three daughters, Beatrice Mashek of Scott City, Carolyn Crites of Chaffee, Theresa Simpher of New Hamburg, Mo.; a brother, Herman Heisserer of Los Angeles, Calif.; a sister, Alene Martinez of Oak View, Calif.; 22 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a son, a daughter, a grandson, two brothers, and two sisters.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee after 5 p.m. today. Parish prayers will be at 6:30.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Ambrose Church, with the Rev. Ralph Duffner officiating. Burial will be in Texas Bend Cemetery near Charleston, Mo.