OBIT: Bruce C. SHAFER, 1976, Jackson Township, Huntingdon County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Andrea Welter Copyright 2007. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/pafiles.htm ________________________________________________ BRUCE C. SHAFER Bruce C. Shafer, 71 of Jackson Township, R.D. 2, Huntingdon, died at 12:38 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, 1976 at Altoona General Hospital from a self-inflicted gunshot wound of the head. A native of Saltillo, he was born May 30, 1905 to William H. and Dora L. (Drake) Shafer. On July 2, 1938, he married the former Zada E. Harris at Hagerstown, Md. Surviving are his widow and three brothers, William B. and Donald C., both of R.D. 2, Huntingdon, and Frederick G., Huntingdon. One brother preceded in death. The deceased was a member of the Abbey Reformed Church, Huntingdon He began his employment with former Pierce, Butler and Pierce Radiator Works in Huntingdon. During World War II, he was employed by the York Ice Co., and later went to work for the McClanahan Stone Crushing Company of Hollidaysburg. After a number of years as an auto mechanic at John D. Grove Sons at Huntingdon, he opened his own business, Shafer Small Engine Service. He sold the business and went into retirement a number of years ago. Mr. Shafer was educated in the public schools of Huntingdon. His entire life was spent in the Huntingdon area. He was a member of the Mount Moriah Lodge No. 300, F&AM. Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 3, from the Brown funeral home in Huntingdon. The Rev. Samuel L. Fisher will officiate and burial will be in Huntingdon Memorial Gardens. Friends will be received at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Friday, and on Saturday from 9 a.m. until time for services. The Daily News, Huntingdon and Mount Union, Pa., July 1, 1976, Page 2