Edgar A. Schaeffer

Edgar Apple Schaeffer, 87, of Westminster, died May 24, 2010, at Lorien of Taneytown Nursing Home. Born Aug. 8, 1922, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Noah and Elizabeth Slagle Schaeffer. He was the husband of Lillian Thompson Schaeffer, whom he married in 1953. He was a 1939 graduate of Westminster High School and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in agricultural economics in 1943 from the University of Maryland. He served in the Army as a first lieutenant during World War II as a tank commander in the Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe campaigns. He was wounded in action Feb. 27, 1945, and received the Purple Heart medal. He served in the reserves until being called up again and was in the Korean conflict from 1950 until his discharge in 1952. He was the co-owner with his brother of Schaeffer Lumber Company. He was with the company at its founding in 1946 and retired in 1974. He then worked as a dairy farmer on the family farm. He was a member of Grace Lutheran Church, the Carroll County Farm Bureau and was a lifetime member of VFW Post 467, Carroll Post 31 American Legion and the Westminster Moose. Surviving, in addition to his wife, are daughter and son-in-law Laura J. and Myron Frock, of Westminster; son and daughter-in-law Noah L. and Pamela Schaeffer, of Westminster; a brother, F. David Schaeffer, of Westminster; grandchildren Jacob and Hannah Schaeffer, and Aaron Frock; a step-granddaughter, Heather Smith; step-great-grandson, Austin Smith; and numerous nieces and nephews. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Kriders Cemetery, Kriders Church Road, Westminster, with the Rev. Kevin Clementson, of Grace Lutheran Church, officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Building Fund at Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll St., Westminster, MD 21157. Online condolences may be sent to www.prittsfuneralhome.com. Sign this guest book online at www.carrollcountytimes.com.