Longmont newspaper Longmont, Colorado 06-06-02 > Aug. 27, 1910 - June 1, 2002 > > Russell Harold Schaefer of Loveland, formerly of Mead, passed away Saturday, > June 1, 2002, at the Loveland Good Samaritan Village. He was 91. > > He was born Aug. 27, 1910, in Brock, Neb., to Rudolph George Schaefer and > Jane (Chard) Schaefer. > > He married Marcella Lorena McQuin in June 1933 in Peru, Neb. > > He attended Peru State Teachers College in Nebraska and after graduation, > operated a 24-hour cafe in Union, Neb. > > He then worked for Glen L. Martin, building aircraft to support the war > effort during World War II. > > He then worked for Union Pacific Railroad for five years and in 1950, moved > to Colorado and farmed for three years. > > From 1955 to 1961, he was a teacher at Mead public schools, later going into > carpentry and painting until his retirement in 1975. > > He was an avid fisherman, hunter and gardener. > > He was a member of the Elks Lodge and Moose Lodge. > > He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; and a sister. > > He is survived by his wife, Marcella Schaefer of Loveland; two sons, Dr. > Lowell T. Schaefer and his wife Marilyn of Longmont, and Lyle H. Schaefer > and his wife Ginny of Marrietta, Ga.; three grandchildren, Scott and Britton > Schaefer of California, and Amanda Schaefer of Ft. Collins; three step > grandsons; and several step-great-grandchildren. > > No visitation > > >