Roy Edwin Schaeffer

1915 - 2010

LORAIN - Roy Edwin Schaeffer, 95 years of age, and a resident of Lorain, passed away Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at his home surrounded by his loving family.
He was born March 31, 1915 in Milan, Ohio. Roy was raised in Amherst and graduated from Amherst High School in the class of 1933. Roy had made his home in Lorain for the last sixty-four years.
Roy served in the United States Navy during World War II in the South Pacific Theater and served aboard the USS President Adams. He received the Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with five bronze stars, the American Theater Ribbon, the American Defense Service Medal with one bronze star, the Navy's silver Star and the World War II Victory Medal.
He was a graduate of The Ohio State University where he received his Doctor of Dental Surgery. Roy cared for his patients at the Schaeffer and Snyder Dental Office for thirty-nine years before retiring in 1986. During his dental career, he was a member and past president of the Lorain County Dental Society as well as a member of The Ohio State Dental Association. He was a lifetime member of the Congregational United Church of Christ in Amherst. Roy along with his family were the founders of Beaver Park in Lorain. He was a member of the Amherst Rotary Club, Amherst Noonday, International Platform Association, Amherst Sportsman's Club, Amherst Outdoor Life, Amherst and Lorain Cotillion Clubs, and the Elyria Country Club. Roy founded the Amherst School Foundation and was a member and past president of the Amherst Board of Education.
He was a true outdoorsman who enjoyed boating, golfing and snow skiing and was a member of the Seventy Plus Skiing Association. He was a Silver Life Master bridge player.
Roy leaves to cherish his memory his wife of nine years, Ruth Amon Schaeffer; his sons and their wives, Dr. John and Sue Schaeffer and William G. and Gayle Schaeffer both of Amherst; his daughters and their husbands, Tané and David Taylor of Sarasota, Florida and Narda and Brian Weierbach of Houston, Texas; seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife of fifty-six years, Jean Maplethorpe Schaeffer (nee: Stewart) on January 2, 2001; his granddaughter, Sarah Schaeffer in 1983; his brothers, Bob Schaeffer and Ben Schaeffer; his sister, Ora Mae Gibson; and by his parents, William G. and Ruth Schaeffer (nee: Rogers).
Friends may call Sunday, November 28, 2010 from 2 - 4 and 7 - 9 p.m. at the Hempel Funeral Home; 373 Cleveland Ave., Amherst. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 29, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. from the Amherst Congregational United Church of Christ 379 South Main Street, Amherst. The Rev. Attila Szemesi, pastor, will officiate. Burial will be in Ridge Hill Memorial Park, Amherst Township.
The family suggests that in lieu of flowers memorial contributions be made to the Congregational United Church of Christ Memorial Fund; 379 South Main Street, Amherst, OH 44001. Additional information and online register book are available at www.hempelfuneralhome.com.