Providing when the Covid-19 travel ban is removed, the Celebration of Life for Kevin Dean Shaffer, Sr will be held at the 1st Presbyterian Church in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. We will gather in Celebration of Life May 17, 2020 after the 10 am worship service. The church is located at 1010 E 20th Street Scottsbluff, NE 69361. This will be a potluck event so please bring a family favorite dish to share.
Kevin Dean Shaffer, Sr. passed March 29, 2020 at 15:41 at Regional West Medical Center. Kevin was born to parents Cecil and Phyllis Shaffer December 19, 1959. Kevin attended Deforest Elementary, then Technical West High School. He worked at various jobs, jack of all trades.
He became a U.S. Marine, who served his country from Feb 1978 to 1989. During this time, he was front and center on the New Marine Bill Boards during the 80’s.
He later attended Iowa Western Community College for Culinary Arts in his late 30’s yearly 40’s, where he became a chef.
On May 16, 2009, Kevin married Sonja Lynn Gutha Dixon Shaffer. They were married at New Life Presbyterian Church in Omaha, NE. In 2016, Kevin and Sonja moved to Scottsbluff, Nebraska. During the 11 years of marriage, they experienced many ups and downs. Through the last few years of Kevin’s life, that he had found his soulmate.
In his passing, Kevin leaves behind his three siblings; ex-wife Kimberly (Fredrick) Williams of 25 years and their three children: Elizabeth (Douglas) Reichart and her family, Kevin (Deliah) Shaffer, Jr and family and Candice (Vincent) Carbaugh and family; step children Jerimiah, Rebekah and Tim Gutha and their families. Kevin also leaves nine grandchildren and 1 great grandchild, not to mention all the other lives he has touched known and not.
Kevin will always be missed but never forgotten. Thank you for being all you were and will be. We love you Kevin Shaffer, a man of many talents.
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