Jean R. Schaefer

Jean R. Schaefer, age 84 years, of Raritan Township, NJ, died Thursday, April 12,2012, in Hunterdon Care Center, Raritan Township.

Born in New York City, May 3, 1927, daughter of the late Victor and Almerinda Cipullo Ferrigno, she had formerly resided in Brooklyn, NY and had resided in Raritan Township since 1965.

She was formerly employed in the Flemington-Raritan School cafeteria, then at the Hunterdon Central Regional High School cafeteria and later was cafeteria manager at Burroughs Corporation, Raritan Township.

She was a communicant of St. Elizabeth Seton Church, Three Bridges, NJ and had a strong faith. Jean loved her family and friends who will all miss her dearly.

She was pre-deceased by her loving brother, John Ferrigno and his wife Marie. Surviving are her husband of fifty-nine years, George Schaefer,Jr., whom she met while working in the Brooklyn Navy Yard where he was assigned to the United States Navy; two daughters and sons-in-law, Jean and James Durfee of Sumner, ME. and Margaret and Donald Tidey of Denville, NJ; a son and daughter-in-law, George and Heidi Schaefer III of Flemington, NJ; and four grandchildren, Sage Parker, Jacob Parker, Allison Tidey and Lauren Tidey.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, April 16, 2012, at 10:30AM in St. Elizabeth Seton Church, Summer Rd., Three Bridges, NJ followed by interment in St. Magdalen Cemetery, Flemington, NJ under the direction of the Holcombe-Fisher Funeral Home, 147 Main Street, Flemington, NJ. Calling hours will be Sunday 1:00-4:00PM at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation, 400 Morris Avenue, Suite 251, Denville, NJ 07834.

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