Betty Jean Schaefer's obituary , Passed away on January 15, 2025 in Cornelia, Georgia

Betty Jean Schaefer

December 21, 1930 - January 15, 2025 (94 years old)

Cornelia, Georgia

Betty Jean Schaefer's obituary , Passed away on January 15, 2025 in Cornelia, Georgia

Funeral arrangement under the care of
McGahee Griffin Stewart Funeral Home

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Betty Jean Schaefer

December 21, 1930 - January 15, 2025 (94 years old)

Cornelia, Georgia

Betty Jean Schaefer Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Betty Jean Schaefer (Cornelia, Georgia), who passed away at the age of 94, on January 15, 2025. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, John Buffo and Amy Dupire Buffo; her son Brian Keith Schaefer; and her siblings, Katherine Williams, Gloria Keitsch, Frances Skipworth, Joe Buffo and Johnny Buffo.

She is survived by: her husband Eugene Schaefer; her children, Linda Rechtoris (Guy) and Mark Schaefer (Kathy); her sister Mary Trihas; and her grandchildren, Jennifer Morrow, Christopher Rechtoris, Coty Hogue, Steven Schaefer, Breanne Hogue and Sarah Schaefer. She is also survived by 11 great grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to First Presbyterian Church Cornelia, P.O. Box 165, Cornelia, Georgia 30531, http://www.firstprescornelia.org; and Sharing and Caring, 195 Stovall Street, Cornelia, Georgia 30531, http://www.sharingncaring.org.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
McGahee Griffin Stewart Funeral Home



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