Doris McClure Shaffer, 80, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 12, 2018, at the DuBois Nursing Home in DuBois, PA.
Doris was born on May 1, 1938, to the late John and Ruth (Foust) McClure in Emporium, PA. She graduated from Cameron County High School in Emporium and went on to graduate from Penn State University. She received her master’s degree from Villanova University.
Doris taught the third grade at the Wasson Elementary School for many years at the DuBois School District before she retired.
Doris is survived by her beloved husband, Dennis M. Shaffer; one daughter, Diana K. Shaffer of Reynoldsville, PA; one son, Michael R. Shaffer of Reynoldsville, PA; one daughter-in-law, Debra Dinsmore; one sister, Rita C. (Fernando) Turegano of Kingwood, TX; one nephew, Marco Turegano and his family; and one niece, Nikki (Turegano) Hutchinson and her family. They will all miss Doris greatly.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by two sisters; Barbara and Mary.
Family and friends will be received for a visitation on Thursday, August 16, 2018, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Snyder – d’Argy Funeral Home, 206 E Main St, Reynoldsville, PA 15851. A memorial service will immediately follow the visitation beginning at 1:00 p.m. and officiated by Father Bill Barron, also at the funeral home. Interment will take place at McClure Cemetery in Curwensville, PA.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Doris’s name to the Salvation Army and the Make a Wish Foundation.
Online condolences and other information may be found at www.snyderdargy.com.
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