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Visitation:
5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, October 6, 2022, at
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home
Service:
11 a.m., Friday, October 7, 2022, at the funeral
home
Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
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Obituary
Orvil E. Shaffer, 99, of Lincoln,
passed away October 1, 2022, at Timber Creek
Village.
Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, October
6, 2022, at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Friday, October
7, 2022, also at the funeral home. Burial will
follow in Zion Cemetery with military rites
performed by the American Legion Post 263.
Orvil was born October 6, 1922, in Lincoln, IL., the
son of Henry Shaffer and Mary (Collins). He married
Shirley Jean Behrends on April 30, 1945. She
preceded him in death in 2002.
He proudly served his country in
the United States Navy during WW II as an aviation
mechanic. He also played in the drum and bugle Corp
at Navy Pier. Orvil graduated from Lincoln Community
High School and from Bradley University with a
degree in education. He was a teacher at Lexington
High School for 33 years and was a substitute
teacher in the Lincoln area until he was 89 years
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Orvil loved the Lord. He attended Eastview Christian Church and
Prairieland Christian Church. He enjoyed spending time with his family,
traveling, and camping.
Survivors include daughters Sharol Murphy of IL. and Karen (Randy) Rice of TX;
grandchildren: Shaney Shaffer of CO., Leah Irvin of TX., Daniel (Catie) Irvin of
TX., David (Tiffany) Irvin of IL., and Laura (Chad) Bloemker of TX; great
grandchildren: Alex, Kennedy, Stella, Levi, Shaffer, Lilly, Layla, and Lincoln;
nephew Ronald Dean (Barb) Shaffer of IL and several extended family members and
friends also survive.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and brothers Earl Shaffer and
Glenn Shaffer.
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