Birth: March 16, 1924
Death: November 21, 2010
Location: Lot 131, Section 4, Outside the Old Cemetery
Elva A. Schafer, 86, of York, died Nov. 21, 2010, in York.
She was born March 16, 1924, to Marvin and Loraine (Madsen) Parks in Grand Island.
She married Walter E. Schafer June 14, 1949. They were married 43 years until his death in 1992. She continued to live on the family farm until 1996 when she moved to York.
Elva and Walter farmed in the Elm Creek area from 1949 to 1967, then moved to a farm north of Holdrege. Elva cooked at R-3 and R-6 Rural Schools in Phelps County and also at Methodist Memorial Homes in Holdrege.
Elva is survived by two daughters, Mildred Nesladek (Jim), of Polson, Montana; Martha Soderholm (Robert), of York; two sons, Vernon Schafer of Denver, Colo., and Karl Schafer; sister-in-law, Martha (Schafer) Rippen, of Omaha, Neb.; brother-in-law, Don Jensen, of Hastings; seven grandchildren: Lisa (Nesladek) Bonde (Cornell), of York; Heidi (Nesladek) Wilson (Drew), of Aurora, Colo.; Jenni Nesladek of Polson, Montana; Crystal (Soderholm) Terrell (Seth), of Nashville, Tenn.; Amber Soderholm of York; Jamey Schafer (Amanda), of Magnolia, Del., Angela (Schafer) Marcotte (Steve) of Kansas City, Mo.; six great-grandchildren: James and Thomas Bonde; Kennedy Wilson; Haley and Kellon Schafer; Payton and Landon Marcotte; plus many nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by her husband, parents and siblings.
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Funeral services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010 at the Metz Chapel in York with Seth Terrell officiating.
Graveside services will then be held at 2 p.m. at the Wood River Cemetery at Wood River, Neb.
Memorials may be directed to the family for later designation.
Visitation begins after 5 p.m., Monday with her family greeting neighbors later that evening from 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the mortuary.