Linda Shafer

October 10, 1949 - November 7, 2020

Linda Shafer, 71 Kearney resident Linda Shafer, 71 of Kearney passed away Saturday, November 7, 2020 at her home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 13, 2020 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Interment will follow at Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. CDC guidelines and social distancing will be followed for both the services and visitations; face masks are required. Linda was born October 10, 1949 in Benkelman, NE to John and Virginia (French) Kramer. She graduated from Hayes Center High School with the class of 1968. In November of 1968, Linda was united in marriage to John Shafer in Hayes Center. The family moved to Kearney in 1982 where Linda worked at Best Western and Baldwin Filters, she also had worked at Becton-Dickinson in Holdrege. Linda enjoyed sewing, cooking, reading, and solving word puzzles. She loved spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She looked forward to cooking family meals for the holidays. She was a member of church of Christ where she was active in teaching bible class. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, John Shafer of Kearney; daughters, Michelle (Pat) Neville of Kearney, Jody Shafer of Kearney, Jennifer Shafer of Tacoma, WA; grandchildren, Alex Smith, Nathaniel Smith, Aaron Mathews, Tucker Hartman, Adia Hartman, Andrew Hartman; brother, Daniel Kramer of Hayes Center; sisters, Lona Kramer of Lincoln, Sharla (Dan) Roschewski of Imperial, NE; along with several nieces, nephews and extended family and friends. Linda was preceded in death by her parents; infant son, John Christopher Shafer; brother, Bryon Kramer.