Obituary: Duane L. Schaefer

LAS VEGAS, NEV./ MADISON [Wisconsin] - Duane L. Schaefer, age 62, died on Friday, July 20, 2001, at a Las Vegas hospital. Duane was born in Madison on Aug. 7, 1938, the son of Edgar and Viola Schaefer. He graduated from Madison Central High School and was a Marine Corps veteran. He moved to Las Vegas where he resided and worked for the past 33 year. Survivors include his daughter, Debbie (Chuck) Casson of Kingman, Ariz.; grandchildren, Jonathon and Natalie Casson; his brother, Robert (Vicki) Schaefer of Sun Prairie, Wis.; and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Edgar and Viola; and a sister, Lenore. Services for Duane were held on Wednesday, July 25, 2001, in Las Vegas, where he was buried at Palm Memorial Park - Northwest.

Originally published in the Wisconsin State Journal on July 29, 2001; submitted by Michael Vahldieck (Class of 1968)