Stevens, Diane S.

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Birth

Diane S. Stevens was born in 1994 in Knox, the daughter of Raymond L. Stevens ( - 1977) and Emma Bunzy Stevens. Her siblings were:

• Shirley Willsie and her husband, Glen, of East Berne
• Margaret LaGrange and her husband, Wayne, of Westerlo
• Dawn Coffey and her husband, Ken, of Knox
• Patricia Wigger, of Blufftown, S.C.
• Ruth Horton and her husband, Bill, of Clearwater, Fla.
• David Stevens and his wife, Charlene, of Altamont
• Thomas Stevens and his wife, Debbie, of Glenmont
• R. Michael Stevens and his wife Joann, of Gallupville;
• Richard Stevens died in 1962

Education

Diane Stevens graduated from Berne-Knox High School.

Marriage & Children

Diane S. Stevens married David G. Shafer on April 28, 1962. The children were:

• David Scott Shafer and his friend, Yvonne, of Township
• Debra D. Miller and her husband, David, of Township
• Carrie L. Shafer, of Berne
• Ryan Shafer and his wife, Jackie, of Howes Cave;

Death

Diane Stevens Shafer died on Monday, April 24,2006, at her home after a long and brave struggle with cancer. She was 62.

Obituary

Diane S. Stevens Shafer Obituary - Altamont Enterprise — Thursday, April 27, 2006

Diane S. Stevens Shafer

KNOX—Diane Stevens Shafer was a mother, a homemaker, a cook, and a lifetime Knox resident.

Mrs. Shafer died on Monday, April 24,2006, at her home after a long and brave struggle with cancer. She was 62.

A daughter of Raymond L. and Emma Bunzy Stevens, she was born and raised in Knox and graduated from Berne-Knox High School. Mrs. Shafer was a member of the Knox Reformed Church for many years before she began worshiping at the Quaker Street Bible Church in the mid-eighties.

She was a full-time mother and homemaker until she went to work as a cook for Father Young's Altamont Program at LaSalette, also in the mid-eighties. She retired in 1997.

Mrs. Stevens is survived by her husband, David G. Shafer, whom she married on April 28, 1962.

She is also survived by her son David Scott Shafer and his friend, Yvonne, of Township; her daughter Debra D. Miller and her husband, David, of Township; her daughter Carrie L. Shafer, of Berne; her son Ryan Shafer and his wife, Jackie, of Howes Cave; her grandson Steven Shafer and his mother, Marty; her granddaughters Jennifer Miller, Olivia Sanger, and Julianna Shafer.

She is also survived by her mother, Emma Stevens, of Knox; her sister Shirley Willsie and her husband, Glen, of East Berne; her sister Margaret LaGrange and her husband, Wayne, of Westerlo; her sister Dawn Coffey and her husband, Ken, of Knox; her sister Patricia Wigger, of Blufftown, S.C.; her sister Ruth Horton and her husband, Bill, of Clearwater, Fla.; her brother David Stevens and his wife, Charlene, of Altamont; her brother Thomas Stevens and his wife, Debbie, of Glenmont; her brother R. Michael Stevens and his wife Joann, of Gallupville; and many nieces and nephews, seven grandnieces and grandnephews, and loving in-laws and friends.

Her brother Richard Stevens died in 1962 and her father, Raymond. L. Stevens, died in 1977.

A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Quaker Street Bible Church on Route 7 in Quaker Street. Friends may call on Friday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Fredendall Funeral Home in Altamont. Memorial contributions may be made to the Quaker Street Bible Church, 231A, Delanson, NY 12053 or to the Knox Reformed Church, Knox, NY or to Community Hospice of Schenectady, 1411 Union St., Schenectady, NY 12308.

Additional Media

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Altamont Enterprise - Friday, April 25, 1941

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