Rosemary Shafer

Rosemary G. Shafer, 89 Kearney resident Rosemary G. Shafer, 89, of Kearney died Saturday, April 4, 2015 at St. Luke’s Good Samaritan Village in Kearney. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. The Rev. Robert Perry will officiate. Interment will follow at Ft. McPherson National Cemetery in Maxwell, NE. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared at www.osrfh.com. O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Rosemary G. (Stevens) Shafer was born in Nickerson, Nebraska (near Fremont) on May 23, 1925 to Clinton and Vena (Drake)Stevens. She received her education from Kearney Public Schools. In 1944, Rosemary married Lyle B. Shafer, a marriage that lasted 58 years, until his death in 2002. She was a longtime member of Faith United Church and active in the Young Adult Sunday School Class, Children’s Bible School, and quilters. She was also a member of the American Legion, VFW, and the Eagles. Rosemary served as a Cub Scout den leader, assisted with the Boy Scout Troop #158 as an auxiliary member and a PTA Member for Bryant Elementary. She was an avid bowler. Music was her passion, as she played the piano, accordion and the organ. She was part of the Steven’s Family Old Time Music Makers and her brother’s Beltone Music Maker playing for many Saturday night dances, nursing homes and other community events. She and Lyle loved to dance and spent as much time as they could doing so. Rosemary was a homemaker until her children were grown. After working as a proof reader at the Kearney Daily Hub, she was a nursery worker at the bowling alley, a time that was very special for her and her love of children. In later years, she worked for the Buffalo Senior Aid. Left to cherish her memory is her sons, Lyle Jr. (Sheryl) Shafer of Sunrise, FL and Clint (Janet) Shafer of Omaha; grandchildren, Stephanie (Shawn) Mincey, Jennifer (Floyd) Golding and Terri (Kevin) Woolery; great grandchild, Natalie. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lyle B. Shafer; grandson, CJ Shafer; parents and five brothers.

Rosemary Shafer

May 23, 1925 - April 4, 2015