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Jerelyn Eileen Schafer

1943 - 2022

Jerelyn Eileen Schafer obituary, 1943-2022, Dayton, OH

BORN

1943

DIED

2022

Jerelyn Schafer Obituary

May 19, 1943 - July 5, 2022 Jerelyn passed away July 5, 2022 after a battle with cancer. Loved by many friends and relatives, she was born in Dayton, Ohio and moved to California over 50 years ago.

Jerelyn loved spending time with her family in Ohio and her brother and his family in Texas. She also loved traveling and a challenging game of Scrabble. In her early years, she loved playing violin and piano.

She worked for 40 years and one month at Industrial Electronic Engineers (IEE) in Van Nuys, California, retiring as a VP of operations.

She is survived by her brother, Robert, her best friend Debbie Friewald, and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

No funeral or memorial service is planned at this time. A celebration of life will occur at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American Cancer Society.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Los Angeles Times on Jul. 17, 2022.

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