Darwin Schafer

TORRINGTON, WY....Memorial services for DARWIN D. SCHAFER, 74, will be held at 10:30 am on Thursday, March 15, at the Colyer Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend Marvin Temme officiating. Cremation has already taken place. Darwin died March 5, 2007 at Emerald Court in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Memorials can be made to the Alzheimer's Unit at Emerald Court or the American Cancer Society. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends are invited to send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com He was born Darwin Dean Schafer to Earl and Velma(Bosler) Schafer on March 22, 1932 in Wray, Colorado, where he graduated from high school in 1950. He never stopped furthering his education, taking classes and studying just about anything pertaining to farming and ranching. He also took classes offered at his places of employment. He was married to his highschool sweetheart, Barbara Briggs, February 18, 1950 at Wray, Colorado, where they worked on the ranch for Barb's parents for three years. Darwin continued to work around the Wray area until 1956 when they purchased and ran the Conoco Bulk Plant in Holyoke. They later sold their business and Darwin became employed by Martin Marietta as a fireman. When IBM Boulder came to Colorado he accepted employment there as the first corporate fireman. Darwin and Barbara made their home in Longmont, Colorado from 1966 until the year 2000. When he retired from his department at IBM, Darwin worked in international shipping and receiving for three years. The couple then moved to Torrington to live out retirement in Wyoming where they made many wonderful friends. Darwin was a great husband, the best dad to his two children, Pat and Mike, a wonderful father-in-law, and loving grandpa to his 4 grandchildren. He was a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church and also regularly attended the Bethel Baptist Church as well. Darwin loved photography, hiking, square dancing, rasing registered cattle and camping. He was a past president of the local chapter of AARP, a volunteer fireman in Holyoke, Colorado, Gleaner's Union, the hospital auxiliary, and a member of Our Savior Lutheran Church in Torrington, Wyoming. Survivors include his wife Barbara Schafer of Torrington, Wyoming; a brother Darrel (Rita) Schafer of Fort Collins, Colorado; son-in-law Dan Cavnaugh of Centennial, Colorado; daughter-in-law Cindy Schafer of Kaysville, Utah; many nieces and nephews; four grandchildren, and one expected great-grandchild. He was preceded in death by his parents, his in-laws Ralph and Fern Briggs, daughter Patricia Cavnaugh and son Mike Schafer, and two infant grandchildren.

Darwin Schafer

March 22, 1932 - March 5, 2007