The Topeka Daily Capital Friday March 2, 1951 Mrs. Margaret Shaffer. Mrs. Margaret SHAFFER, 71, of Route 5, North Topeka, died thursday afteroon in a Topeka hospital. She was born March 23, 1889, in Pennslyvania and had made her home in the Topeka area since she was a year old. She was a long-time resident of the Meriden Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, L.E. Shaffer of the home; a daughter, Mrs. Grace COOK, Route 5; a grandson, Lewis L. Cook, Route 5 and four nieces.