Charles H. Schafer

Charles H. Schafer Jr., 90, of rural Birmingham, died at 10:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at his home in the Kilbourne community southwest of Birmingham.

A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Pedrick Funeral Home in Keosauqua, with the Rev. Bernie Weir officiating. The body has been cremated. Private burial of the cremains will follow the service.

Family visitation will be from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Memorials to the St. Mary Catholic Church building fund or Kilbourne Cemetery may be left at the funeral home or may be mailed to the family at 16616 Hawk Drive, Birmingham 52535.

Mr. Schafer was born May 4, 1919, in Stuart, the son of Charles H. and Catherine Hawkins Schafer. He married Kathryn Ramsey Oct. 20, 1943, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Fairfield.

To see the full obituary, read the Jan. 4, 2010, printed edition of The Fairfield Ledger.