Florence (Schnell) Schaefer
1913 –

Florence was born December 22, 1913 to John and Julia Schnell. Florence was married on January 20, 1942 to John Schaefer and they became the parents of two children, Barbara and John Jr.

John was a salesman for Heileman’s Brewing Co.. They left La Crosse in 1946 when John transferred to Mitchell, South Dakota. In 1960 he was transferred to Mason City, Iowa where the family still resides. John passed away in January 1976 and Florence now lives alone. [update]

1. Barbara Schaefer was born June 21, 1946 and is married to Dwight Kleven. Dwight owns a garage called Dale’s Service. They reside in Mason City and have two children: [update]
   1. Michael Kleven born in 1966.
   2. Lisa Kleven born in 1969.
2. John Schaefer Jr. born on July 26, 1948 married Denise Hall. He works for Curries Mfg. Co. in Mason City. John and Denise have three children:
   1. Ryan Schaefer born in 1980.
   2. Adam Schaefer born in 1982.
   3. Jennifer Schaefer born in 1984.