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Paul Schafhauser Obituary

Schafhauser, Paul C.

Paul C. Shafhauser, age 92, of Oshkosh, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 18, 2016. He was born on February 29, 1924 in Appleton, WI a son of the late Herman and Anna (Fux) Schafhauser. He married the former Mildred Marie Allen on August 21, 1954. Paul served his country in the US Army Air Corp. during WW II as an engine specialist on the B-29 and was stationed on the Tinian Island in the South Pacific where he was assigned to the unit which dropped the first Atomic Bomb. He then attended aviation school in Gilsburg, IL where he received his mechanics and pilots licenses. He went on to own and enjoy a Luscombe aircraft. Paul then moved to Alaska and worked for Alaska Airways and then worked for Kimberly Clark Aviation for 34 years retiring as chief inspector. Paul was an active volunteer at the EAA.

He is survived by and his memory will be cherished by his wife, Mildred of Oshkosh; sons, David (Elizabeth) of Antigo, Daniel (Teri) of Appleton and Mark (Christine Cerutti) Wisconsin Dells; a daughter, Mary (Tom) Brunner of Hortonville; a brother, James Schafhauser of Appleton. He is further survived by six grandchildren, Matthew and Jonathan Brunner; Christopher and Kyle Schafhauser; Darcy Nett, Dane Stetson; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Gertrude and Bette and a sister-in-law, Beatrice.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Paul on Thursday, December 22, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. in St. Raphael Catholic Church, 830 S. Westhaven Dr. in Oshkosh with the Rev, Doug LeCaptain as celebrant. A time of visitation will be held at the church on Thursday from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass. Burial will be in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Appleton. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the Mayo Clinic Alzheimers Research.



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Published by Appleton Post-Crescent on Dec. 20, 2016.

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Jeff Reichenberger

December 23, 2016

My condolences to the family of Paul. Dear friends, great childhood memories. God bless.

George (Jr.) Bongert

December 20, 2016

My very deepest and most heartfelt sympathy to the Family of Paul Schafhauser. We were neighbors when the Schafhauser Family lived on Oakwood Road, and my Family lived on 9th Street Road here in Oshkosh. May the love of God our Heavenly Father comfort the Schafhauser Family in their time of grief. May Paul forever Rest In Peace, and may God's Perpetual Light forever shine upon him. My prayers go out to Paul's Family.

Steve Wolff

December 20, 2016

My condolences to Paul's family. I worked with Paul while at KC Aviation, great man and well liked by all. R.I.P.

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