Larry and Marcia Schafer
Larry August Schafer, 82, and Marcia Jill Schafer, 83, of Arvada, Colorado passed away peacefully on May 6th and May 13th, 2024 respectively.
They were married in Illinois on December 23rd, 1962 and were inseparable for 61 years. They shared a love of family, especially their three children and two grandchildren, animals, food/cooking, traveling, and watching and supporting their local Colorado professional sports teams. Their remarkable generosity, kind hearts, and humor will lovingly be remembered and dearly missed by the many lives they touched in their lifetime.
Larry was born in Rushville, Illinois on July 6th, 1940 as the only child of August Schafer and June Brennan. Larry earned a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois in 1962. He then went on to medical school at the University of Washington and also served two years in the United States Army from 1971-1973 as a Major.
Larry joined a shared private practice Gray, Napoli, Schafer, Kantor, and later started his own practice as well. He was a well-respected Internal Medicine/Oncology and Hematology practitioner in Wheatridge, Colorado from approximately 1977-2015. Larry also had a pivotal role in Collier Hospice.
Marcia was born in Davenport, Iowa on February 10th, 1940 to Lloyd Hance and Arlene Renner. Marcia earned her Bachelor’s degree from the University of Illinois, class of 1962 and became an English teacher. Marcia was a proud and loving mother to their three children, and was very active in the PTA, League of Women Voters, and also worked alongside her husband in his private practice business.
Larry and Marcia are preceded in death by their parents, August Schafer and June Brennan, Lloyd Hance and Arlene Renner and brother of Marcia, Mike Hance. Larry and Marcia are survived by their three children, Douglas Schafer, Mark Schafer, and Elizabeth Schafer, and two grandchildren Karlie Schafer and Conor Schafer.
A Celebration of Life will be held at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr Street, Arvada, Colorado 80004 on Friday, August 30th at 10am. A reception will follow at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities 6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO 80003 at 1130am.
The service will be live streamed via YouTube and also can be viewed on YouTube after the service.
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