Lester C. Schaeffer, Sr.

Lester C. Schaeffer, Sr., 82, of Quakertown, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at Phoebe-Richland.

Born on October 20, 1942, in Sellersville, he was a son of the late Lester C. and Evelyn (Freese) Schaeffer.

A graduate of Upper Perkiomen High School, he went on to attend Lincoln Technical School, Temple University, and Penn State University.

Lester served in the United States Army, receiving his Honorable Discharge in 1965. He then went on to enjoy a lengthy career in sales with R.D. Bitzer, retiring in 2010.

Outside of work, he found joy in fishing, hunting, skeet shooting, and collecting Roy Rogers memorabilia. He also took pleasure in trips he and his wife would take to Gettysburg, Pigeon Forge, and the Billy Cody Ranch

In addition to his parents, and his step-mother: MaryJane Schaeffer, he is preceded in death by his wife of fifty-five years: Virginia R. Schaeffer, who passed away in 2022; and a sister: Evelyn Schaeffer.

Lester will be lovingly remembered by his son: Lester C. Schaeffer, Jr. (Deborah); brothers: Steven Schaeffer and Gordon Behm; sister: Pam Pape; and two grandsons: Kyle and Joshua Schaeffer.

A visitation will be held at the C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc., 821 West Broad Street, Quakertown, on Saturday, September 27, 2025, from 10:00am until the time of the memorial service--in the funeral home--at 11:00am.

Inurnment will be in Washington Crossing National Cemetery, Newtown.