Lois Schaffner, who held top positions at JFS and NCJW, passed away Aug. 16, 2013, in Denver. Rabbi Benjy Last and Cantor Joel Lichterman officiated at the Aug. 18 service at Mt. Nebo Cemetery. Feldman Mortuary made the arrangements.
Lois was loving and gracious and made the lives of those around her easier, the family said. She will be remembered for having boundless energy for her family and friends.
Mrs. Schaffner was born Jan. 8, 1917, in Chicago, Ill. She attended Northwestern University.
She married Bernard Schaffner on June 14, 1936 and moved to Denver in 1954. The couple celebrated its 75th wedding anniversary on June 14, 2011.
Mr. Schaffner passed away on Jan. 6, 2012.
A homemaker, Mrs. Schaffner was past president of NCJW and JFS, where she became an honorary life chair.
Although everyone in her family loved to golf, Mrs. Schaffner was the only person to make a hole in one.
Mrs. Schaffner is survived by her children Barbara (Dr. Stephen) Engel of Denver and Dr. Steven (Myra) Schaffner of Phoenix, Ariz; grandchildren Marnie (Stephen) Hayutin, Allison (Dr. John Alongi) Engel and Dr. Richard (Dr. Lisa) Engel, Dr. Robin (Colin) Schaffner, Lisa Schaffner; and great-grandchildren Nina and Ben Hayutin and Melissa and Mathew Engel.
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