The Virginian-Pilot
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DATE: Sunday, July 23, 1995                  TAG: 9507230017
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DAVID R. SCHAFER

David Robert Schafer, 33, died July 22, 1995, in a Suffolk nursing home.

He was a native of Columbus, Ohio, loan officer/collection manager for Guardian Federal Credit Union, a member of the U.S. Tennis Association, a graduate of West Jefferson High School and attended Miami University of Ohio.

Survivors include his wife, Dora M. Schafer; a daughter, Mallory Elizabeth Schafer; his parents, Robert F. Schafer and Sidney Schafer of West Jefferson, Ohio; and two sisters, Laura Bailey and Robyn Curry and her husband, Scott, all of West Jefferson.

A funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Sturtevant Funeral Home, Portsmouth Boulevard Chapel. Burial will be in Rosewood Memorial Park. The family will be at the funeral home from 7 to 9 p.m. today. Contributions may be made to The Maryview Garden of Life, c/o Maryview Foundation, 3636 High St., Portsmouth, Va. 23707.

KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB