Jun. 16, 1928- Feb. 5, 2011
Vera Lockett Schaefer, 82, a resident of Colorado Springs since 1952, passed
away Saturday, February 5, 2011. She was born June 16, 1928 in Pratt,
Kansas to Lemuel V. Lockett and Vera Emily Harris Lockett. She is survived
by her husband of 64 years, Jack Schaefer, and four children: Jean Anne
Schaefer, Jill Schaefer, John and Lisa Schaefer, and Kathy Schaefer. She is
also survived by eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
She was a graduate of Pratt, Kansas High School in 1946 and a Phi Beta
Kappa graduate of University of Colorado Colorado Springs with a MA in
Education.
She was a volunteer for the Colorado Springs Police Department Senior
Victim Assistance Team and a lifelong member of East United Methodist
Church. She enjoyed swimming and sunbathing, sewing, reading and study
groups, travel, and she was an avid Nuggets basketball fan.
A memorial service will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 19,2011 at
East United Methodist Church, 1505 East Monument Street. In lieu of
flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the East
United Methodist Church Memorial Fund in memory of Vera Lockett
Schaefer.
Please visit www.memorialgardensfuneralhome.com for more information.
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