Louise M. Schafer

Louise M. Schafer, 95, of Westphalia died March 9, 2000. She was born in Westphalia Aug. 9, 1904, the daughter of Joseph and Theresa (Rademacher) Thelen.

Mrs. Schafer was a lifetime member of St. Mary's Parish and the Christian Mothers. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

Surviving are her children, Stanley (Rose) Schafer and Jerome (Adeline) Schafer, both of Westphalia, Marie Schomisch of Fowler, Germaine (Carl) May of Portland, and Therese (Stanley) Klein, Eugene (Margaret) Schafer, Mark (Mary Lee) Schafer, and Betty Schafer, all of Westphalia; 38 grandchildren and 72 great-grandchildren; sister, Pauline Armbrustmacher of Fowler; brothers, Norman Thelen, Sylvester (Esther) Thelen, and Walter (Laurina) Thelen, all of Westphalia; sisters-in-law, Irene Thelen, Agnes Thelen, Rita Thelen, and Joan Thelen.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Oscar, in 1957; son-in-law, Leonard Schomisch, in 1989; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren; and two sisters and three brothers.

Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated March 13 by the Rev. William Ashbaugh at St. Mary's Church. Rite of Committal followed at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Westphalia. Arrangements were made by Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Home, Portland.