{"id":4608,"date":"2023-07-25T15:24:28","date_gmt":"2023-07-25T19:24:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=4608"},"modified":"2023-07-25T15:24:30","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T19:24:30","slug":"joseph-c-shaffer-sr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/25\/joseph-c-shaffer-sr\/","title":{"rendered":"Joseph C. Shaffer Sr."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/98.158.76.108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shaffer-Jospeh-rect.jpg?resize=225%2C298\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4616\" width=\"225\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shaffer-Jospeh-rect.jpg?w=680&amp;ssl=1 680w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Shaffer-Jospeh-rect.jpg?resize=227%2C300&amp;ssl=1 227w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Joseph C. Shaffer, Sr., 68, of Decatur, Indiana passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023, at&nbsp;Parkview Hospital Randallia, in Fort Wayne, Indiana.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was born on May 10, 1955, in Decatur, Indiana to the late Cecil \u201cRed\u201d E. Shaffer and the late Phyllis (Bonifas) Shaffer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe was divorced from E. Maxine (Sheets) Shaffer, and they remained close friends until Maxine\u2019s passing. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was a former member of the Decatur Moose, and a former dues paying member of the United Roofers Union.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He previously worked as a Union Roofer and a Truck Driver before becoming disabled.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe was a prankster with a solid sense of humor! He loved his family, and enjoyed spending holidays and birthdays with his grandsons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Survivors include his son, Joe C. Shaffer Jr. of Decatur, Indiana; sister, Mary Alice (David) Shaffer Burns of Noblesville, Indiana; and two grandsons, Charles E. Shaffer and Zachary D. Shaffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe was preceded in death by a sister, Kate Conrad; and three brothers, John, Thomas and Dan Shaffer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Private family services will be held.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Preferred memorials can be given to the donor\u2019s choice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arrangements by Zwick and Jahn Funeral Home of Decatur, Indiana&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Joseph C. Shaffer, Sr., 68, of Decatur, Indiana passed away Saturday, July 22, 2023, at&nbsp;Parkview Hospital Randallia, in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[23],"class_list":["post-4608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-obituaries","tag-obit"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4608"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4608\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}