Dorothy Schaefer

Funeral services for Dorothy Schaefer of Harrison, Nebraska will be held on Monday, November 28, 2016 at the Church of the Nativity in Harrison at 10:00 AM with Father Arul Innaiah and Father Bernard Berger officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Harrison.

Dorothy Irene McClure Schaefer, 92, of Harrison, died on Monday, November 21, 2016 at the Ponderosa Villa in Crawford, Nebraska.

She was born May 21, 1924 in Marsland, Nebraska to Milo and Ethel McClure. She was raised in the Andrews and Harrison area and graduated from Harrison High School in 1942. Later that year she married George Bernard Schaefer and helped him living and managing the Schaefer Brothers ranch.

On July 24, 1943 she gave birth in Lusk, Wyoming to their only son, Elmer Nicholas Schaefer. In 1949, they acquired a ranch and moved a half mile north of the Village of Harrison so that Elmer could attend Harrison School.

She enjoyed playing volleyball, horseback riding, helping out at the ranch and was a helping and active member of the Alter Society at the Church of the Nativity in Harrison.
Together George and Dorothy contributed to the establishment of the Ponderosa Villa in Crawford and the Harrison Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department.
Dorothy is survived by her son Elmer and daughter in law Gail who live in San Diego, California.

Pallbearers will be Ron Carter, Mike Bannan, Edgar Hatch, Richard Pullen, Dale Travnicek, and Joe Whiteaker.

A memorial has been established for the Harrison Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department. Donations may be sent to Chamberlain Chapel, PO Box 970, Chadron, NE 69337.

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