Obituary of Joyce M. Schaffer

Joyce M. Schaffer, age 62, of Blooming Grove, died Thursday, September 25, 2008, at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale. Born January 23, 1946, in St. Clair, PA, she was the daughter of the late Elmer W. and Marion R. (Cooper) Longhenry. She is survived by her husband of 39 years, Thomas A.Schaffer. She and her husband Tom were the owners and operators of the Blooming Grove Tavern. A notary and proud creator and manager of the Blooming Grove Shuffleboard League, she was also a very loving wife, an outstanding mother and a great friend who was loved by all. In addition to her husband, she is survived by a daughter: Wendy Schaffer of Blooming Grove; two sisters: Ann Hafer of Hamburg, PA, and Paula Lasky of Lords Valley, PA; and two brothers: Jack and Jayme Longhenry, both of Lords Valley, PA. She was predeceased by her brother, Joseph Longhenry. Calling hours will be Thursday, Oct. 2, from 9:30 to 10:30 AM at Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Church, Lords Valley, PA. The Funeral Mass will be Thursday at 10:30 at the church with Rev. Bob Timchak, Assistant Pastor of the Catholic Community of St. John Neumann/Good Shepherd Parish. Cremation at Lake Region Crematory, Lake Ariel. Burial will be at Lords Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society, Lung Division, Pike Unit, 110 W. Harford St, Milford, PA 18337.