Individual Details
Juergen Heinrich "Henry" Schafer
(27 Feb 1890 - 24 Mar 1970)
Events
| Birth | 27 Feb 1890 | Cass Township, Jones, Iowa, United States | |||
| Marriage | 21 Feb 1911 | Jones, Iowa, United States - Anna Catharine Gerdes | |||
| Death | 24 Mar 1970 | Monticello, Jones, Iowa, United States |  |
Families
| Spouse | Anna Catharine Gerdes (1887 - 1955) |
| Father | Dirk Harms Schafer (1858 - 1937) |
| Mother | Fenche Tenke Cath "Fanny" Gerriets (1863 - 1935) |
| Sibling | Harm Johann Schafer (1888 - 1891) |
| Sibling | Johann Harm "John" Schafer (1893 - 1901) |
| Sibling | George Dietrich Schafer (1897 - 1974) |
| Sibling | Anna Margaretha Schaefer (1900 - 1980) |
Notes
Death
MONTICELLO EXPRESS...PAGE 17.....MARCH 26, 1970HENRY SCHAFER....MONTICELLO
Funeral services for Henry Schafer, 80, president of the German Mutual Insurance Co for the past 13 years, will be held today (Thursday) at 1:30 o'clock at Wayne Zion Lutheran church. The Rev. Harvey O. Gilbertson will officiate. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery.
Mr. Schafer died at John McDonald hospital Tuesday, March 24. He was born Feb. 27, 1890, in Cass Township, son of Dirk and Fenke Gerritts Schafer. He was educated in Jones county schools.
On Feb. 21, 1911, he married Anna Gerdes. The couple farmed in Cass and Scotch Grove townships until moving to Monticello in 1950. She preceded him in death in 1955.
Mr. Schafer had been associated with the German Mutual Co. for more than 50 years. He had been financial secretary for the past 15 years at Wayne Zion church.
He was also preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Henrietta, and two brothers.
Survivors are one son, Lawrence of Monticello; one daughter, Mrs. Bennie (Berdena) Tobiason of Scotch Grove; a sister, Mrs. Carl Gerdes of Langworthy; a brother, George of Monticello; six grandsons; and two great-grandchildren.