William Shaffer, 85

Published 11:23 pm Wednesday, June 27, 2012

William Shaffer, 85
Born: Nov. 7, 1926
Died: June 25, 2012

Shaffer

William A. “Bill” Shaffer, 85, of Niles, passed away peacefully Monday, June 25, 2012, at the Center for Hospice Care in South Bend.

He was born Nov. 7, 1926, in South Bend to the late Albert and Mamie (Finn) Shaffer.

After graduating high school, Bill went on to serve his country proudly in the U.S. Army during World War II, where he received several medals. Bill was able to fulfill a passion of working in Cape Canaveral, Fla., for NASA as an engineer. He was also a talented bookkeeper for many years until his retirement in 1988. He lived in both Florida and California and enjoyed the coastline. In his spare time he also enjoyed watching horse racing and driving around in his silver Corvette.

He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Albert Joseph Shaffer; and three sisters: Clara Newton, Marian Schantz and Lauretta Lalime.

Bill is survived by two sisters, Norma Shaffer, of Niles, Mildred Dudeck, of South Bend; a special friend, Bettina Michaels, of Los Angeles; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held Friday, June 29, at 1 p.m. Brown Funeral Home. A time of visitation will begin one hour prior to the service.

An entombment will follow at Riverview Cemetery in South Bend.

The family would also like to thank Dr. Richard Wein for his thoughtfulness and compassion shown to Bill and his family.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Bill’s memory to Center for Hospice Care 111 Sunnyside Drive, South Bend, IN 46637.

Those wishing to leave a message for the family, upload a photo or leave a letter of condolence may do so at www.brownfuneralhomeniles.com/ or on our Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/BrownFuneralHomeNiles.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Brown Funeral Home, Niles.