Nora F. Shaffer, 107, of Salina, passed away Oct. 30, 2019. Nora was born March 16, 1912, in Milan, Wash., to Edward F. and Laura Riley. She married Oliver lee Shaffer, March 28, 1932 in Dodge City, moved to Hutchinson in 1939, and then to Delphos in 1946.
She assisted Lee with Shaffer’s Recreation, in Delphos, for 15 years, and worked at the Delphos and Minneapolis Rest Homes until retiring. Nora was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church, Delphos.
Survivors: son, Donald Shaffer (Sylvia) of Salina; daughters, Donna Jordan (Dave) of Greely, Colo., Laura Rowley of Los Gatos, Calif., and Denise Morganthaler (Mike) of Edmond, Okla.; nine grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; 14 great-great-grandchildren; and sisters, Tonya Shea and Sheryl Ruach.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Oliver; stepmother, Fanny Riley; brothers, Bernard and Orville Riley; sisters, Mary Lou Grimm and Patricia Parks Pointer; sons-in-law, Larry Rowley and Delmer Gardner; and grandson, Davis Rowley.
Funeral arrangements for the spring will be announced at a later date. Ryan Mortuary, Salina, is handling arrangements.