Elizabeth L. Schaffer Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Elizabeth L. Schaffer of Garden City, Kansas, who passed away on March 28, 2025 at the age of 91. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Elizabeth L. Schaffer to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Frederick William and Edith Mae Hemmert (Johann); her husbands, Ambrose Joseph Wessel and Otis Schaffer; her brother Robert Hemmert; and her granddaughters, Amber Staats and Amanda Staats.
She is survived by: her children, Diane, Robert Staats of Garden City, Cathy Mattingly of Haven, Rick Wessel, Charles Wessel and Karen Freeman of Monument, Colorado; her grandchildren, Nathalie, Jonathan Higerd, Crystal, Scott Blanton, Alicia Staats, Tim Murry, Vanessa Staats, Leah, James Kozak, Susan Mattingly, Kristen Wessel and Matthew Wessel; her great grandchildren, Wyatt, Veronica, Yvette, Jesse, Cameron, Evelyn, Quinten, Hunter, Holly, Emberlynn and Roger; and her siblings, Dorothy Malsom, Fred L. Hemmert, Mary Jay, Jean Heier, Martha Robinson, Kay Kempton and Jimmy Hemmert. She is also survived by nieces, nephews and other extended family.
The family suggests memorials to the Elizabeth Schaffer Memorial Fund in care of Garnand Funeral Home.
