CLARENCE SHAFER

OLMSTED, Ill. -- Clarence A. Shafer, 87, of Olmsted died Saturday, Jan. 3, 1998, at Union County Hospital in Anna.

He was born Sept. 2, 1910, at Olmsted, the son of Henry Robert and Cora Wright Shafer. He married Freda Sauerbrunn on March 12, 1932, in Olmsted.

He was a retired farmer and a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church in Olmsted.

He is survived by his wife; a daughter, Wanda Troester of Marion; a son, Clyde Shafer of Metropolis; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a grandson, brothers and sisters.

Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. on Monday and from 9 to time of service on Tuesday at the Jones Funeral Home in Villa Ridge. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. with the Rev. Carl H. Miller officiating. Burial will be in Concord Cemetery west of Olmsted.