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Augusta Schaffer

circa 1832 (computed from age at death) – 16 May 1917

Died 16 May 1917 in her 85th year, widow of Carl Schaffer — Pittsburgh Press death notice of 17 May 1917

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Obituary

Date of death

16 May 1917

Date of birth

circa 1832 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

in her 85th year

Transcribed at

Funeral services at the residence of her daughter, Mrs IDA A OTTO, 25 Dunlap Ave, Northside

Inscription transcription

SCHAFFER - On Wednesday, May 16 1917 at 4:43 am, Mrs AUGUSTA SCHAFFER, widow of CARL SCHAFFER, in her 85th year. Funeral services at the residence of her daughter, Mrs IDA A OTTO, 25 Dunlap Ave, Northside, on Thursday evening, May 17 at 8:30 o'clock. Friends of the family are respectfully invited to attend. Interment private Friday afternoon.

This notice is from the Pittsburgh Press of May 17, 1917, kept as submitted. The notice states no place of death; the daughter's residence is on Pittsburgh's Northside.

People named in this record

  • Augusta SchafferSubject
  • Carl SchafferSpouse
  • Mrs. Ida A OttoChild

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Source & citation

Source type
Transcription only
Provenance
From the Ancestors at Rest archive — founded 2004 by Brian and substantially built out across two decades by Lorine McGinnis Schulze of Olive Tree Genealogy.
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-07-06
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Citation: Death notice of Augusta Schaffer (d. 16 May 1917), widow of Carl Schaffer, from the Pittsburgh Press, 17 May 1917; transcription preserved in the Ancestors at Rest archive. (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/obituaries/schaffer-augusta-1917/ : accessed [your access date]).

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