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'''Born: '''<span>April 25, 1916

'''Died: '''<span>December 2, 1987

'''Married: '''<span>[[William%20G.%20Scheefer%2C%20Jr.|William G. Scheefer, Jr.]]

'''Children: '''<span>William G. Scheefer III, Robert K. Scheefer, Thomas Scheefer

'''Barbara Scheefer''' was a registered [[nurse|nurse]]<span> for more than 30 years.  She was <span>daughter of Bert and Kathryn (McGrain) Bishop.
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''Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', December 3, 1987

'''Barbara Scheefer '''

SARANAC LAKE - Barbara M. Scheefer, 71, of [[73%20Olive%20Street|73 Olive St]]., died Wednesday, December 2, at the [[General%20Hospital|General Hospital]] of Saranac Lake.

She was born April 25, 1916, in Saranac Lake, the daughter of Bert and Kathryn (McGrain) Bishop.

A lifelong resident of Saranac Lake, she was a graduate of [[Saranac%20Lake%20High%20School|Saranac Lake High School]] and the New Hampshire School of Nursing, Concord, N.H.

She was a registered nurse for over 30 years, first employed by the Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital in New Hampshire, then the General Hospital of Saranac Lake, the [[Will%20Rogers%20Hospital|Will Rogers Hospital]] and later the Uihlein Mercy Center before retiring in 1974.

She was a volunteer for the American Red Cross and the American Cancer Society and was a member of the [[General%20Hospital%20of%20Saranac%20Lake%20Auxiliary|General Hospital of Saranac Lake Auxiliary]]. Mrs. Scheefer is survived by four sons, William G. Scheefer III, Robert K. Scheefer, and Thomas Scheefer, all of Saranac Lake, and David J. Scheefer of Ohio City, Colo.; and nine grandchildren .

Calling hours were scheduled to take place from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the [[Fortune%20Funeral%20Home|Fortune Funeral Home]], with a Bible vigil service at 8 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be said at 2 p.m. Friday at [[St.%20Bernard's%20Church|St. Bernard's Church]].

Burial will be in [[St.%20Bernard's%20Cemetery|St. Bernard's Cemetery]].

Donations in Mrs. Scheefer's memory may be made to the North Country Home Services or the High Peaks Hospice in care of the funeral home.

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