It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dale Patricia Schafer on Saturday, May 17th, 2025. Dale’s kidneys started to fail, and just three days later she passed.
Dale was predeceased by her mother, Agnes Reed; father, Mel Reed; brother, Clifford; her sister Judy; husband, Roy Schafer; son, Tim and grandson Dillon. Dale will be missed by her sister Mebla (Tom); brother Arlen (Marni); daughter Patti Johnston (Brian); son, Vern (Sharon); daughter, Patricia Watamanuk (Cam); her 10 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren; as well as many relatives and friends.
Dale Schafer was born in Prelate, Saskatchewan on October 14th, 1948. She grew up in Pennant Sk. where her father was the elevator agent. We heard stories of when she was a young girl and her father was away, she would help the farmers weigh and unload their trucks. We also heard stories of taking her younger sisters up to the top of the elevator to “look around”, one of which had to be rescued as she could not force herself to go back down.
Dale met her lifelong love when Roy moved to Pennant to work with a company building grain elevators. After Roy and Dale married in 1967, they moved to Rockglen where they had their three children: Tim, Vern, and Patty. When they moved to Willow Bunch in 1974, Dale worked at the gas station and at the Coop. I think it was at these jobs that she either developed or refined her “gift of gab”. After Roy retired, they moved to Moose Jaw, but Dale could not retire. She didn’t want to stay home all day so she worked at Liquidation World then Fine Foods on South Hill before finally retiring about 7 years ago.
In Dale’s spare time she did a lot of gardening and had an amazing green thumb. I’ve asked a few times how she kept her plants in such great shape. She always replied, “I don’t know, I water them once in awhile”. We did find a lot of fish oil fertilizer when we cleaned out their house, so maybe that is the trick. And water of course!
Dale wished to be cremated so her remains could be scattered with Roy’s. She, as Roy, did not like funerals so asked that no Funeral Service be held. You may, if you choose, donate to a charity such as the Cancer Society or the Humane Society. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy for the Schafer family may be shared at www.rossfuneralservice.com. Arrangements entrusted to Ross Funeral Service, Assiniboia, SK.
