Obituary of Leslie Schaffer

Leslie "Les" Eugene Schaffer was born in Monroe on January 29, 1967. He was one of ten children born from the union of John Edward Schaffer and Jacqueline (Burgess) Schaffer. Les attended Airport schools and later received his General Education Diploma. Les married the love of his life, the former Kelly Ferry on March 23, 2002 in Monroe. From this union the couple would share in raising six children. Les provided for his family self-employed for Schaffer Construction for fifteen years and as a Mason for Talon Industries for the past four years. Les had a heart of gold; his gentle spirit was sincere and compassionate. His appearance was essential and his charming smile and great sense of humor was alluring. Les loved to socialize and have fun with friends and looked forward to spending time with his family, watching movies, riding bicycle, playing horseshoes or simply playing catch. He appreciated the outdoors, especially at the cabin in the Upper Peninsula. Leslie "Les" Schaffer, age 48 of Monroe, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 26, 2015 at University of Michigan Health System. His passing is preceded by a son: Jeffrey Schaffer; and one brother: John Schaffer. To cherish his memory, Les leaves his loving wife of thirteen years: Kelly; his parents: John and Jacqueline Schaffer of Carleton; five children: James Edward Schaffer of Gibraltar, Tiffany Marie Schaffer of Gibraltar, Jason Thomas Schaffer of Monroe, Cecilia Elise (Adrian) Smith of Newport, and Cory Edward Eighmey of Toledo; five brothers: Randy (Marla) Schaffer of LaSalle, Gene (Flicka) Schaffer of Monroe, Ernie (Kathy) Schaffer of Carleton, Casey Schaffer of Carleton, and Louis (Rhonda) Schaffer of Grasslake; three sisters: Stephanie (Tom) Frankhouse of Rockwood, Terry (Jerry) Foster of Flatrock, and Dawn (Martin) Russek of Maybee; one sister-in-law: Mary Schaffer of Deerfield; three grandchildren: Reagan, Ryleigh and Rowan; many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles; and his special canine companion, "Diesel." Friends may gather from 2:00pm until 7:00pm on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at Merkle Funeral Service, 14567 South Dixie Highway (734) 241-7070. A Celebration of His Life will take place 7:00pm also at Merkle's with Reverend Bruce Leaman of Grace Point United Pentecostal Church officiating. Memorial donations are suggested to the Family for funeral services. Online guests may leave words of comfort and inspiration or share a photo by visiting www.merklefs.com; and then selecting, Online Tributes page.