Bernard Joseph "Boo" Schafer Obituary (1928

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Bernard Joseph "Boo" Schafer Mr. Bernard Joseph "Boo" Schafer, age 87, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on January 12, 1928 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Lawrence Edward and Sarah Elizabeth Eppelsheimer Schafer. He was raised in Jefferson County and was a 1945 graduate of North Madison High School. Boo, as he was affectionately known, was inducted into the United States Army on March 2, 1946 at Camp Atterbury, Indiana during World War II. He rose to the rate of corporal and served in the Service Battery 31st Field Artillery Battalion. He was honorably discharged on August 12, 1947 from Camp Stoneman, California receiving the Army of Occupation Medal Japan. Boo was united in marriage on September 5, 1949 to Helen Elizabeth Augustin at the St. Patrick Catholic Church. This happy union of fifty eight years was blessed with three daughters and ten sons to bless their home. Boo was a devoted husband, loving dad, grandpa and great grandpa. He was a farmer all of his life and had worked for the Jefferson County Highway Department, Reliance Electric and retired in 1988 from the Jefferson Proving Ground with twenty eight years of service. Boo and Helen were member's of the Clifty Swinger's Square Dancers. He enjoyed farming, gardening, raising cattle, and playing cards with family and friends. Boo was a faithful member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church and served as a Eucharistic Minister. He and his late wife Helen enjoyed taking communion to the shut-ins and the elderly as well as visiting at the nursing homes and hospitals. In 2001, Boo and Helen were the recipients of the Golden Shamrock Award for commitment and contributions in service to the students in the Catholic schools. Since 1999, Boo has been a great supporter of the Ulster Project of Madison and the Habitat for Humanity. Boo also held membership in the Jefferson County Farm Bureau, Madison Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1969 and was a Fourth Degree Member of the Knights of Columbus. Boo will be remembered for his selfless giving, awesome smile and caring nature. Bernard died on Monday, November 2, 2015, at 12:50 a.m. at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Bernard will be missed by his loving daughters, Mary Helen Schafer Finney and her husband, David of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Bernadette Schafer Thomas and her husband, Mark of Avon, Indiana; his son in law, Fred Tandy of Madison, Indiana; his loving sons, William "Bill" Schafer and his wife, Jill of Madison, Indiana, Thomas "Tom" Schafer and his wife, Terri of Madison, Indiana, Gerald "Jerry" Schafer and his companion, Nancy of Madison, Indiana, Raymond Schafer of Scottsburg, Indiana, David Schafer and his wife, Teresa of Madison, Indiana, James "Jim" Schafer and his wife, Sara of Madison, Indiana, Daniel "Danny" Schafer and his wife, Judy of Madison, Indiana, Edward "Eddie" Schafer and his wife, Lisa of Madison, Indiana, Kenneth "Kenny" Schafer and his wife, Rhonda of Spencer, Indiana, Andrew "Andy" Schafer and his wife, Denise of Madison, Indiana; 32-grandchildren; 31-great grandchildren; his brother, John Schafer and his wife, Sharon of Madison, Indiana; his brother in law, Joseph Augustin and his wife, Helen of Madison, Indiana; his sister in law, Elma Schafer of Madison, Indiana; numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence Edward and Sarah Elizabeth Eppelsheimer Schafer, his beloved wife of nearly fifty eight years, Helen Elizabeth Augustin Schafer, died June 4, 2007, his loving daughter, Margaret Elizabeth "Marge" Tandy, died December 21, 2003, and his brothers, Henry, Everett, and Francis Schafer. THE MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Friday, November 6, 2015 at 3:00 p.m., by Father John A. Meyer at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 413 East Second Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call on Thursday from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 12:00 Noon until 2:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. THE ROSARY The Rosary will be prayed on Friday at 12:00 Noon at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORS Full military honors will be conducted on at the St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery by Jefferson Post 9 of the American Legion and the Fort Knox Ceremonial Unit. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Friends of Shawe and Pope John or the Habitat For Humanity or The Marge Tandy Scholarship or the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Cards are available at the funeral home and the church. Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Bernard Joseph "Boo" Schafer, please click here to visit our sympathy store.