Obituary of Fernando A. Scheifley
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Fernando August Fred Scheifley, age 87, of Boone, and a resident of Watauga County for the past thirty years, passed away Sunday evening, January 4, 2015 at Glenbridge Health & Rehabilitation. Born April 29, 1927 in Nash County, Ohio, he was a son of Ottomer August and Griselda Magdaline Stamm Scheifley. Mr. Scheifley was a veteran of the US Army, serving in Germany during WWII. Before retiring to Boone, he was employed for NASA in Sandusky, Ohio.
In addition to his parents, Mr. Scheifley was preceded in death by his wife, Harriett.
Mr. Fred is survived by his friends and caregivers, Jane and Bobby Hodges, and their family; and the angels that cared for him on the 300 hall at Glenbridge.
Memorial services for Fernando August Scheifley will be private.
Memorials in memory of Mr. Scheifley may be made to the Christmas Fund for Residences at Glenbridge Health & Rehab., 211 Milton Brown Heirs Road, Boone, NC 28607.
Online condolences may be shared with the family at the website austinandbarnesfuneralhome.com
Austin & Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Scheifley family.