Obituary: Betty Schafer

Betty Elaine (Briggs) Schafer, 92, passed away peacefully Aug. 18, 2019. A funeral service was held at on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 at Living Water Lutheran Church, Mandan. Burial was at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery.

Betty was born May 20, 1927, to Rolland and Opal (Corey) Briggs, in Mandan. Betty attended Fort Totten Indian School, as part of the first class to integrate the institution, in 1944. Betty received a license in cosmetology and worked as a hairdresser in Fargo, N.D. She worked in Cavalier, N.D. for Mrs. Schafer. It was through her fated friend that she met the love of her life, Robert Roy Schafer. They were married on Nov. 27, 1946.

Betty was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her sisters Evelyn Johnson and Leona Golde; her brothers, Jack and Rolland Briggs; her beloved daughter, Lana Bernhardt; her corgi Belle and lovebird Peachy.

She is survived by her children, Linda and Tim Massey and Jake and Jane Schafer; eight grandchildren; four great grandchildren; her siblings, Lawrence (Pat) Charles (Mary), and Arnold (Sharon) Briggs, Coral Beaudoin, Lorraine Skoglund, Barbara Schmitke and Shari Briggs; and a wealth of nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends who held her in as high esteem as the rest of us.

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