Obituary of Betty Marie Shaffer

Betty M. Shaffer, 85 lifetime resident of Iowa City died Saturday, January 11, 2020, at the Bird House – Hospice Home of Johnson County. Funeral services will be held at 11am Wednesday, January 15, 2020, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service with burial to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. There will be a time of visitation one hour prior to the services on Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers memorial donations can be made in Betty’s memory to Iowa City Hospice. To share a thought, memory or condolence with her family please visit the funeral home website @ www.gayandciha.com. Betty Marie Lepic was born January 28, 1934, in Iowa City the daughter of Otto Wesley and Bozena “Bessie” (Cermak) Lepic. Attending Iowa City Schools, Betty graduated with the Class of 1952 from City High School. She married Walter E. “Jake” Shaffer on September 29, 1952. For over 31 years Betty provided child care to many families in the Iowa City area even while raising her own family. She later worked for ACT for a number of years. Betty’s life was family, she loved her husband, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, but also the many kids and families she was blessed to be a part of their lives while she cared for them! Her family includes her three children, Gary and Michelle Shaffer, Jeff and Sue Shaffer, and Ellen and Mark Schau; grandchildren, Susan Shaffer, Travis Shaffer, Jena James, Adam Jessen, Amanda Voss, Lane Schau, Morgan Schau, Lynsey Miller and Brittany Bock; 17 great-grandchildren, and Betty’s sister-in-law, Reta Lepic. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, grandson, Erik Jessen; and her 3 brothers, Otto, George and Jaro Lepic.