Russell Schaefer

MARBLE HILL, Mo. -- Russell R. Schaefer, 84, of Marble Hill died Wednesday, June 16, 2010, at Woodland Hills in Marble Hill.

He was born Nov. 16, 1925, in St. Louis, son of George and Lucille Bell Schaefer.

Russell was a factory worker at Benjamin Moore in St. Louis.

He served with the U.S. Army during World War II.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and a sister.

Visitation will be from 1 p.m. to service time Monday at Hahn Chapel Church in Marble Hill.

The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the church, with Gerald Huff officiating. Missouri military honors will follow. Private burial will be Tuesday in St. Marcus Cemetery in St. Louis.

Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee, Mo., is in charge of arrangements.