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Charles Schafer Obituary

By Western Iowa Today May 5, 2023 | 10:11 AM

Charles Otto Schafer, age 70, of Jefferson, IA, formerly of Dexter, IA, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2023, at Regency Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Jefferson.

Graveside service will take place at 11:00 a.m., on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at Dexter Cemetery in Dexter, IA.

Arrangements are handled with the Schmidt Family Funeral Home of Adair, IA.

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