Dedication


It always hurts to lose a loved one. But, losing two of the greatest men in 15 days is extremely hard.

Paul Christian Schafer
William Gerald Rummerfield
"Pop"
"Grandpa"

Pop
Grandpa

June 30, 1918 - October 18, 2001
March 26, 1919 - October 3, 2001

"I paid for this seat!!!"
"Did you get a job with the milkman?"

Pop would attend EVERY sporting event Jeff or I participated in. Once, Pop was sitting behind the backstop at one of Jeff's baseball games. Pop started yelling at the umpire for what he felt was a bad call. The umpire turned around and told Pop to be quiet or he would have to leave. Pop yelled back - "I paid for this seat!!!" Grandpa was very protective of his five children. He would stay up until each child came home. Usually it would not be until very late at night, or the early hours of the morning, when each child arrived. Since it was so late, he would ask "Did you get a job with the milkman?" since the morning milk was usually there already.

Paul C. Schafer, 83, of Concord, N.C., formerly of Shimer Manor, N.J., died on October 18, 2001, at Northeast Medical Center in Concord. He was employed by Ecolaire, in Easton, P.A., for six years before retiring in 1980. Previously, he worked for Ingersoll-Rand Co. in West Easton and Phillipsburg, N.J., for 40 years. He was the son of the late Charles and Jennie Fulmer Schafer. He was a member of St. James' Catholic Church in Concord and St. Mary's Catholic Church in Alpha, where he was a member of the Holy Name Society. He served in the Navy during World War II, receiving the Navy Unit Commendation Ribbon. He was a 1937 graduate of Easton High School. He is survived by a son, Keith, and daughter-in-law, Susanne, both of Concord; two grandsons, Christopher and Jeffrey, both of Concord; and two sisters, Arlene South of Harmony, P.A., and Catherine George of Wilson Borough, P.A. His wife, the former Pauline Schoenek, died in 1987. William G. Rummerfield, 82, of Phillipsburg, N.J., died on October 3, 2001, in his home. He was an electronic device assembler at AT&T Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., for 35 years before retiring in 1985. He worked on the project that sent the Telstar spacecraft into orbit. He was the son of the late Oscar and Clara Walsh Rummerfield. He was a member of St. Philip and St. James Catholic Church in Phillipsburg, where he was a member of the Holy Name Society. He served in the Army during World War II, serving in Normandy, Northern France, Rhineland, Ardennes and the Battle of the Bulge, receiving the American Campaign Medal, the World War II Victory Medal and a Bronze Service Star. He is survived by his wife, the former Olive E. Chandlee; three daughters, Susanne Schafer of Concord, N.C., Marybeth of Bethlehem, P.A., and Evelyn of Harmony Township, P.A.; two sons, Paul of Phillipsburg and Robert of Charleston, S.C.; and six grandchildren.


 

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