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KAREN MICHELLE SHAFFER
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KAREN MICHELLE SHAFFER (Age 62)
On Saturday, July 30, 2016, of Silver Spring, MD. Beloved wife of Jeffrey B. Shaffer; mother of Philip Andrew (Michelle Ellison) Shaffer; daughter of Carole V. and the late Paul R. Crozier; sister of Carole Anne (Lee Edward) Hutchinson and Margo (Charles F. Allen) Crozier. Private memorial service and interment at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Breast Cancer Research Foundation, 60 East 56th Street, 8th floor, New York, NY 10022; Susan G. Komen for the Cure, MD Affiliate, 200 East Joppa Road, Suite 407, Towson, MD 21286; or American Breast Cancer Foundation, 10400 Little Patuxent Pkwy, Suite 480, Columbia, MD 21044.www.COLLINSFUNERALHOME.com
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Jim and Pat Tonsi
August 14, 2016
Words are inadequate to convey the sadness we feel; thoughts and prayers to the family.
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Bruce Blackistone
August 9, 2016
She was a lovely Lady, and will be greatly missed. Pax vobiscum, m'lady.
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