Mari Schaeffer's Obituary
Mari Alexis Schaeffer, 26, of Vandalia went to be with her Lord
and Savior at 7:00pm, Saturday, March 22, 2014 when she passed away
at the Denver Health Medical Center in Denver, CO. She no longer
lives serving Him within the confounds of the old body, but now
walks free on streets of pure gold no longer in pain, and never to
feel sorrow or fear again.
A Celebration Ceremony will be held to honor Mari's life at
11:00am, Friday, March 28, 2014 at First Church of God in rural
Vandalia. There will be a receiving and reception time from
9:00-11:00am prior to the service at the church. A private
family burial will take place at Griffith Cemetery following the
ceremonies at the church. In lieu of flowers the family asks
that memorials be made to the Church of God Illinois State Youth
Ministries.
Mari Alexis Schaeffer was born on November 4, 1987 in Palm
Springs, California. She graduated from Vandalia Community
High School in 2006 and finished a B.A. from Greenville
College in Urban & Cross Cultural Ministry. She was
employed as an administrative assistant at New Horizons Christian
Counseling in Salem, IL and was a member of the First Church of God
of Vandalia.
Mari is survived by her parents Jim and Cindy (Reams) Hof of
Vandalia; maternal grandparents Mary Reams of Vandalia and the late
John Reams; paternal grandparents John and Pat Hof of Carmel, IN;
father Lex Schaeffer and wife Dyana of Palm Desert, CA; brother
Luke Hohlt and wife Megan of Greenville and their children Kynley,
Maybry, and Sylas; brother Zach Schaeffer and wife Megan of
Bloomington-Normal and their children Mackenzie and William.
She was preceded in death by her grandfather John Reams;
paternal grandparents Harvey and Ruth Schaeffer.
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