Brian Louis Schaefer, 76 of Hope, passed away Monday
February 22, 2016 at Community North Hospital in Indianapolis.
He was retired from the maintenance department at Arvins.
He had also been employed at Zollman's Electric as an Electrician
and Hauser High School as a Janitor.
He served in the U.S. Marines. He was a former member of
the Hope Moravian Church. He loved fishing, reading and doing
woodworking.
He graduated from Hope High School in 1957.
The funeral will be Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Norman Funeral
Home in Hope with Pastor Andy Kilps officiating. Visitation will be
from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the funeral home. Burial with
military graveside rites conducted by Barth. Co. Vet. Honor Guard
will follow at Hope Moravian Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be donated to Moravian Cemetery
Perpetual Fund.
Born May 18, 1939 in Hope, Indiana, Brian was the son of Albert
A. and Helen Lambert Schaefer. He married Shirley Cross Schaefer
September 6, 1981 and she survives.
Other survivors include children, Tim Schaefer of Louisville, Ky.,
Connie Liberatore of Fort Thomas, Ky., Pat Schaefer of South
Carolina, Nicole Schaefer of Shelbyville and Tim Cross of Hope;
grandchildren, Savannah, Isabella. J.R., April, Jessica, Ryan Schaefer
and Devin Cross; great grandchildren, Jaxson, Kayla, Elijah Schaefer
and Bently Cross; siblings, Sandra (Bob) Gilliland, Georgia McCarty
and Alvin (Mary) Schaefer, all of Hope and several nieces and nephews.
Brian was preceded in death by his parents, Albert and Helen and
sons, Joe and Jeff Schaefer.