Melvin Schafer Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Melvin Schafer of Ackley, Iowa, who passed away on March 31, 2021 at the age of 76. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Elizabeth M. Schafer (Smith) and Benjamin Schafer; his siblings, Allen Schafer and Linda Neeson; and his son Melvin Wesley Schafer Jr..
He is survived by: his former wife Linda Murch; his wife Sheila Schafer of Clarence, Missouri; his children, Travis Hawkinson of Quincy, Illinois and Julia Cain of Iowa Falls; and his sister Fran Conger of Macon, Missouri. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be directed to: Melvin Schafer memorial ℅ Linn's Funeral Home, 1521 Washington Avenue, Iowa Falls, Iowa 50126.
