Residence: Monticello, Indiana
Died: Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Location: 4:50 a.m., at the Indiana Veterans Home of West Lafayette, Indiana
 
 
Age: 86
Date of Birth: Friday, July 15, 1932
Birth place: Monticello, Indiana.

Branch: Army

Service: Vietnam Era
Father: Charles Andrew Schafer
 
Mother: Reva Haddy ( Allison ) Schafer
 
Marital Status: Widowed
Resided in: Charles had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area most all his life.
Funeral Date: Monday, June 17, 2019
Funeral Location: 3:00 p.m., Monday, June 17, 2019, Celebration of Life Service here at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Clergy: Pastor Larry Walker of New Beginning Baptist Church of Monticello, Indiana.
Burial will take place:
Full Military Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Monday,, June 17, 2019, at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home of Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Charlie had been in failing health for the last several years. He had lived in the Monticello, Indiana, area most all his life. Charlie was a United States Army Veteran, having served in both the Korean Conflict, and the Vietnam Era. He had served on the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard of Monticello, Indiana, for numerous years. Charlie loved his God and was an active member of the former Calvary Baptist Church of Monticello, Indiana, drove the church bus picking up the kids for church, and was also a member of the American Legion Post #81 of Monticello, Indiana. He owned and operated the former Schafer Home Improvements of Monticello, Indiana, and drove a school bus for the North White School Corporation for several years. Charlie loved and enjoyed going to the USA Restaurant of Monticello, Indiana, and he also loved and enjoyed his model trains.
Special Services: Full MIlitary Rites by the Monticello Veterans Honor Guard will be conducted at the I.O.O.F. Riverview Cemetery in rural Monticello, Indiana.
Memorial Information: Memorials may be given to the Indiana Veterans Home of West Lafayette, Indiana. Envelopes will be avaiable here at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On November 27, 1953, in Indianapolis, Indiana, he married Juanita E. Biers; she passed away on June 21, 1990.
Survivors include:
Three (3) Children,Scharalyene "Diane" (husband Chris) Walters of Huntington, Indiana,Charles A. "Sonny" (wife Shelia Cochran) Schafer, Jr. of Monticello, Indiana, and Pam (husband Tim) Sullivan of Lafayette, Indiana; Two (2) Grandchildren,Woody (wife Tina) Walters of Monticello, Indiana, and Tammie (husband Mike) Hutchinson of Princeton, Kentucky; Five (5) Great Grandchildren; Six (6) Great Great Grandchildren; Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, Great Great Nieces, Great Great Nephews, Cousins, and Friends.
Preceded in Death:
Parents, Charles A. and Reva Haddy (Allison) Schafer, Sr.;Wife, Juanita E. (Biers) Schafer;
Arrangements by:
Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, 6368 E. US 24, Monticello, Indiana, 47960 ( 574) 583-8488.