Mary E. Schafer

SCHAFER, Mary E. (Fries) 79, of Framingham died on Monday September 21, 2009 at the Miriam Boyd Parlin Residence of Wayside Hospice in Wayland. Born in Chicago, IL, daughter of the late Casper and Mary (Adams) Fries, she was the wife of the late Joseph L. Schafer, who died in 1998. Mrs. Schafer had been a resident of Framingham for the past 5 years and had previously been a longtime resident of Chicago. Prior to retirement, she was employed for over twenty years as a postal clerk with the US. Postal Service. She is survived by a daughter, Trudy R. Schafer and her husband Robert Hoffmeister of Framingham; a brother, Casper Fries of Chicago, IL, her granddaughters, Bianca and Jasmine Hoffmeister of Framingham and many nieces and nephews. Calling hours at the Eugene J. McCarthy and Sons Funeral Home, 11 Lincoln St., Framingham will be on Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. A Funeral Mass and Burial will take place in Chicago at a later date. Expressions of sympathy may be made in her memory to the Learning Center for the Deaf, 848 Central Street, Framingham, MA 01701.