Friday, March 8, 2013

Kevin Phillip Shafer



Kevin Phillip Shafer

WALDO: Kevin Phillip Shafer, age 49, of Waldo passed away on
Saturday, March 2, 2013, at 4:52 p.m. in The Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus.

He was born in
St. Paul, Minnesota on September 5, 1963 to the late Keith P. & Jacqueline (Dardis) Shafer. On March 24, 2012 Kevin married the former Rebecca Sue Withrow in Fiji and she survives. He has worked for nearly 22 years as a labor relations officier for the State of Ohio working at both the Marion Correctional Institution and the offices of Job & Family Services.

Surviving along with his wife, Rebecca; are three stepsons, Jackson & Grant Gooding at home and Jeremy Jenkins of Marysville, Oh.; two stepdaughters, Gabrielle Gooding at home and Ashley Byrd of Marion, Oh.; four brothers, Greg (Deborah) Shafer of Ft. Lauderdale, Fl., Keith Shafer Jr. of Luck, Wi., Tim Shafer of Westerville, Oh., & Brett Shafer of Waverly, Oh.; one sister, Susan (Edward) Zollman of St. Paul Park, Mn.; a granddaughter, Olivia Jenkins; two nieces, Nikki (Aaron) Trudeau & Sherri Shafer, and a nephew, Tim Shafer Jr.

Kevin was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Lori Ann Shafer.

Calling hours will be held in the Boyd-Born Funeral Home on
Tuesday, March 5, 2013, from 3-6 p.m. A memorial service celebrating Kevin's life will follow calling hours at 6:00 p.m.Tuesday.


Published in the Marion Star on March 4, 2013

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