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Schaffer Funeral Home

529 Jefferson Avenue
Defiance, Ohio 43512

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Sr. Lowell Elders Obituary, Defiance, OH
Sr. Lowell Elders

Lowell A. Elders Sr. 85 of Defiance passed away on December 15 2025 at Mercy Hospital in Defiance. He was born on August 26 1940 to Jessie James and N...

Linda Cloer Obituary, Defiance, OH
Linda Cloer

Linda Diane Cloer 74 of Defiance passed away on Monday December 15 2025 at her home in Defiance OH. She was born on August 24 1951 to Charles and Ruby...

Phillip Barndt Obituary, Defiance, OH
Phillip Barndt

Phillip Alan Barndt age 76 of Defiance passed away on December 16 2025 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Center after a brief battle with cancer. He was ...

Wilma Limber Obituary, Defiance, OH
Wilma Limber

Wilma Rose Limber age 91 of Ayersville peacefully fell asleep in death on Saturday evening December 13 2025 surrounded by support and love in her chil...

Jason Richard Mehring Obituary, Defiance, OH
Jason Richard Mehring

Jason Richard Mehring age 47 of Defiance Ohio passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Wednesday December 17 2025 at St.Vincents Hospital in...

Freda Stritt Obituary, Defiance, OH
Freda Stritt

Freda M. Stritt age 85 of Defiance passed away on Thursday December 11 2025 at ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital. She was born on November 15 1940 ...

Timothy Hoffman Obituary, Defiance, OH
Timothy Hoffman

He was born in Defiance Ohio on October 30 1967 to the late Robert and Verda Ream Hoffman. Tim was a 1986 graduate of Tinora High School. He enjoyed f...

Barbara Hancock Obituary, Defiance, OH
Barbara Hancock

Barbara Jean Hancock age 81 of Defiance passed away peacefully Sunday November 30 at Kingsbury Place surrounded by her loving children. She was born o...

Ilene Hohenberger Obituary, Defiance, OH
Ilene Hohenberger

Ilene C. (Mack) Hohenberger death notice and obituary, Wednesday December 3, 2025. Schaffer Funeral Home South, Lawson-Roessner Chapel Defiance, OH 4...

Marvin Yoder Obituary, Defiance, OH
Marvin Yoder

Marvin D. Yoder 84 of Defiance Ohio passed away Saturday November 29th surrounded by his loving family while cheering on the Buckeyes. Born in Bryan O...

Alfred "Slim" Forester Obituary, Defiance, OH
Alfred "Slim" Forester

Alfred Wayne "Slim" Forester 83 of Defiance OH passed away December 1st in the ultimate act of Grinchiness. Wayne was born October 12 1942 to Ray 1967...

Gerda Shreve Obituary, Defiance, OH
Gerda Shreve

Gerda Louise Shreve of Holgate Ohio passed away peacefully at VanCrest Healthcare in the early morning hours of December 2nd 2025 with family by her s...

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Arranging a funeral can be both emotionally challenging and financially burdensome. Many people have little knowledge about the funeral industry, and in such difficult times, they may be vulnerable to being deceived or taken advantage of.

To protect consumers, Schaffer Funeral Home is obligated to follow the guidelines outlined in the "Funeral Rule". Failure to comply with this rule could result in complaints being filed against the funeral home by the Federal Trade Commission.

The "Funeral Rule" was established in 1984 to ensure that all funeral homes, including Schaffer Funeral Home, provide customers with clear and accurate information about the products and services they offer. This includes providing price details over the phone upon request.

As part of the "Funeral Rule," Schaffer Funeral Home is required to offer a General Price List (GPL) to anyone who asks for it. This list includes various expenses related to funeral services, such as transportation to the cemetery in or around Defiance County, as well as costs for viewing or visitation services.

Anyone who visits Schaffer Funeral Home at 529 Jefferson Avenue in Defiance, OH and asks about funeral arrangements is entitled to receive a free copy of the general price list. This applies to all individuals, regardless of whether they intend to purchase funeral services or not.

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