Schaefer, Anton Edwin

1916 - 2013  (96 years)

• Name	Schaefer, Anton Edwin
  Birth	27 Dec 1916	Moore Township, Stevens, Minnesota, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Moore Township, Stevens, Minnesota, United States   [2]
  Census	1930	Moore Township, Stevens, Minnesota, United States   [3]
  Census	1940	Moore Township, Stevens, Minnesota, United States   [4]
  		John Schaefer 1940 Census
  Census	2 Apr 1950	Moore Township, Stevens, Minnesota, United States
  Residence	1987	Hancock, Stevens, Minnesota, United States
  Residence	1 Jan 1987	Hancock, Stevens, Minnesota, United States
  	Address: 23 RR 2 # 23
  Residence	25 Mar 2008	Hancock, Stevens, Minnesota, United States
  	Phone: 612-5263
  	Address: 31084 County Road 1
  Residence	2009	Morris, Stevens, Minnesota
  Death	28 Jan 2013	Morris, Stevens, Minnesota   [1]
  	Address: West Wind Village
  	Funeral services for Anton Schaefer of Morris, MN will be held Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the Apostolic Christian Church Fellowship Hall near Morris. The Apostolic Christian Faith Ministers will be officiating. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris and for one hour prior to services at the Fellowship Hall on Wednesday. Burial will be in the Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery. Anton Edwin Schaefer, son of Henry and Caroline (Joos) Schaefer, was born December 27, 1916 in Moore Township in Stevens County, Minnesota. Anton received his schooling at Country School District #65 thru the eighth grade. Following his schooling, he began farming near Hancock, Minnesota. Anton repented at the age of 21 and was baptized at the age of 22 in 1938 and became a member of the Apostolic Christian Church in Morris. On May 21, 1950, he was united in marriage to Verna Honegger in Forrest, Illinois. The couple continued farming and raising their children until their retirement. Anton enjoyed have a large garden with lots of flowers every year. He especially enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. Anton died on Monday, January 28, 2013 at West Wind Village in Morris, MN, having lived to reach the age of 96 years. He is survived by one daughter, Luanne Horning of Herman; two sons, Stanley (Beverly) Schaefer of Hancock and Rodney (Denise) Schaefer of Hancock; ten grandchildren: Anna Horning, Bradley (Maggie) Horning, Jeffrey (Bekah) Schaefer, Corey Schaefer, Brent Schaefer, Jason Schaefer, Stephanie (Daniel) Messner, Darren (Heidi) Schaefer, Mark Schaefer and Philip Schaefer; five great-grandchildren and one sister, Martha Schaefer of Peoria, IL. He was preceded in death by his wife, Verna; one infant daughter, Jane Marie; his parents; six brothers: Christ, Ernest, Emil, John, Otto and Herman and two sisters: Hilda and Lydia. Pallbearers for the service are Anton's grandsons. Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris is in charge of the arrangements. - See more at: http://www.pedersenfh.com/obituary/Anton-Edwin-Schaefer/Morris-MN/1169157#sthash.XcCzJ4p9.dpuf
  Person ID	I718	Genealogy | Joos Family
  Last Modified	4 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Schaefer, Henry,   b. 13 Aug 1878, Germany d. 25 Feb 1969, Stevens, Minnesota (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Joos, Karoline,   b. 13 Sep 1874, Württemberg, Germany d. 18 Mar 1958, Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1906
  Census	21 Apr 1950	Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States   [5]
  Residence	1957	Peoria, Peoria, Illinois, United States
  Photos		Henry and Karoline Schaefer 1910 Census
  Family ID	F26	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Honneger, Verna Elizabeth,   b. 24 Jan 1921, Forest, Illinois d. 30 Dec 2007, Morris, Stevens, Minnesota (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	21 May 1950	Forest, Illinois
  Children	1. Schaefer, Jane Marie,   b. 9 Apr 1956, Stevens, Minnesota d. 9 Apr 1956 (Age 0 years)   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F244	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 Dec 1916 - Moore Township, Stevens, Minnesota, United States Census - 1920 - Moore Township, Stevens, Minnesota, United States Census - 1930 - Moore Township, Stevens, Minnesota, United States Census - 1940 - Moore Township, Stevens, Minnesota, United States Census - 2 Apr 1950 - Moore Township, Stevens, Minnesota, United States Marriage - 21 May 1950 - Forest, Illinois Residence - 1987 - Hancock, Stevens, Minnesota, United States Residence - Address: 23 RR 2 # 23 - 1 Jan 1987 - Hancock, Stevens, Minnesota, United States Residence - Phone: 612-5263,Address: 31084 County Road 1 - 25 Mar 2008 - Hancock, Stevens, Minnesota, United States Residence - 2009 - Morris, Stevens, Minnesota Death - Address: West Wind Village - 28 Jan 2013 - Morris, Stevens, Minnesota  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2633] Anton Edwin Schaefer, "Find A Grave Index". [S558] Antone Shafer in household of Henry Shafer, "United States Census, 1920". [S557] Antone Shafer in household of Henery Shafer, "United States Census, 1930". [S561] Antone Schaefer in household of John Schaefer, "United States Census, 1940". [S3281] Caroline L Schaefer, "United States 1950 Census".