In Memory Of HOMER RAYMOND SCHAUER

9th July 1924 – 28th December 2009

This memorial website was created in the memory of HOMER RAYMOND SCHAUER, born in ERIE, PA on the 9th July 1924 and passed away on the 28th December 2009, 85 years of age.

Biography

Full Name: HOMER RAYMOND SCHAUER

Born: 9th July 1924

Passed Away: 28th December 2009

Age: 85 years of age

Location: ALHAMBRA, California

Country: The United States

Spouse: GEORGETTA FRANC KINNEY

Father: EDWARD SCHAUER

Mother: EDITH CLARK

Birth Place: ERIE, PA

Children: DEANNA, JEFF, RITA AND NATHAN

Siblings: CLYDE, HAROLD, KENNETH AND PAUL SCHAUER, VESTA BOYER, GLADYS LINHART AND EVELYN ELMER

Occupation: MINISTER AND PIANO TUNER

This memorial was created by RITA on 13 Jan 2010(update)

Survived By: DAUGHERS, DEANNA (GEORGE) MARION,AND HER SON DONOVAN, RITA (GARY) GATES AND CHILDREN CODY AND STACY, SONS, JEFF SCHAUER AND NATHAN (CINDY) SCHAUER AND CHILDREN LAURA AND RACHEL, AS WELL AS TWO GREAT GRAND CHILDRED, SUMMER SCHAUER (DONOVAN'S) AND NATHAN GATES (CODY AND TARYN'S)

HOMER RAYMOND SCHAUER, 85, PEACEFULLY PASSED AWAY MONDAY DECEMBER 28TH,2009.HE HAD BEEN HOSPITALIZED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS WITH PNEUMONIA. HE WAS READY TO GO HOME TO BE WITH JESUS. HOMER WAS BORN JULY 9TH, 1924, IN ERIE, PA. TO EDWARD AND EDITH (CLARK) SCHAUER. BORN BLIND, HE WENT TO THE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND IN PITTSBURG, PA,WHERE HE LEARNED TO PLAY THE TROMBONE, PIANO AND ORGAN. WHILE ATTENDING ANDERSON COLLEGE FROM 1945 TO 1950, HE SANG IN THE CHOIR AND A COLLEGE QUARTET. HE ALSO SANG FOR A TIME WITH THE CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD HOUR (CHURCH OF GOD)QUARTET THAT INCLUDED DOUG OLDHAM. DURING HIS COLLEGE YEARS, HOMER MET, DATED AND EVENTUALLY MARRIED GEORGETTA KINNEY ON NOVEMBER 23, 1949.AFTER COLLEGE, HE WAS A SONG EVANGELIST, A PASTOR, WORKED IN A PIANO FACTORY, AND LEARNED TO TUNE PIANOS, WHICH HE DID THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE. HIS SINGING WAS RECORDED ON ALBUMS, INCLUDING ONE WITH SOME OF HIS FAMILY MEMBERS. HE AND HIS FAMILY MOVED TO CALIFORNIA IN 1959, JOINING SOME OF HIS BROTHERS AND SISTER. A MAJORITY OF HIS LIFE WAS DEDICATED TO REACHING PEOPLE FOR CHRIST. AS AN ORDAINED CHURCH OF GOD MINISTER, HOMER WAS A PASTOR IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS. HIS RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDED HEAD PASTOR, ASSOCIATE PASTOR, MUSIC MINISTER AND TELEPHONE AND VISITATION MINISTER. HIS LONGEST TERM PASTORATE WAS AT SKYLINE WESLEYAN CHURCH NEAR LA MESA, CA.AFTER RETIREMENT, HOMER AND GEORGETTA MOVED TO PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ, NEAR THEIR DAUGHTER RITA AND HER FAMILY. SEVERAL YEARS LATER, THEY CHOSE TO GO TO THE SCRIPPS HOME IN ALTADENA, CA, WHERE THEY CONTINUED MINISTERING AT THIS RESIDENTIAL RETIREMENT FACILITY, HAVING WORSHIP SERVICES AND PROVIDING MUSIC. HOMER'S LIFE MATE AND MINISTRY PARTNER, GEORGETTA, PASSED AWAY IN 2006. HOMER HAD MANY INTERESTS BESIDES MUSIC. HE LIKED PLAYING SEVERAL GAMES, INCLUDING ROOK, DOMINOS, AND UNO. NOT ONLY DID HE PLAY, BUT HE WAS VERY GOOD! HE WAS A LIFE-LONG PITTSBURGH PIRATES FAN AND LISTENED TO MOST OF THEIR GAMES THROUGH HIS COMPUTER. HE HAD A VERY SHARP AND INQUISITIVE MIND AND ENJOYED CHALLENGES. HE ALSO HAD AN EXTREMELY GOOD SENSE OF DIRECTION AND A GOOD SENSE OF HUMOR. HOMER WAS ACTIVE ON HIS COMPUTER AND EMAILED MANY; ONE NIECE HAS QUIPPED SHE HOPES THE INTERNET REACHES HEAVEN BECAUSE HOMER LIKED SENDING EMAILS SO MUCH! HE ALSO ENJOYED WRITING SHORT STORIES DURING HIS LATER YEARS, AND HOPED TO HAVE ONE PUBLISHED.HOMER AND GEORGETTA ARE PARENTS TO FOUR CHILDREN, DEANNA, JEFF, RITA AND NATHAN. DEANNA (GEORGE) MARION OF EL CAJON, CA AND SON DONOVAN; JEFF SCHAUER OF PRESCOTT, AZ; RITA (GARY) GATES OF PRESCOTT VALLEY, AZ AND CHILDREN STACY AND CODY; NATHAN (CINDY) SCHAUER OF GOLDEN, CO AND CHILDREN LAURA AND RACHEL. HOMER ALSO HAS TWO GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN. HE WAS A WONDERFUL, GODLY, FATHER WHO SET A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR SPIRITUAL LIVING FOR HIS KIDS AS WELL AS EVERYONE HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH.HOMER'S BROTHER CLYDE LIVES IN TUCSON, AZ. SIBLINGS PRECEDING HIM IN DEATH: HAROLD SCHAUER, VESTA BOYER, GLADYS LINHART, EVELYN ELMER, KENNETH SCHAUER, AND PAUL SCHAUER.A MEMORIAL SERVICE WAS HELD ON JANUARY 16TH, 2010 AT SWEETWATER COMMUNITY CHURCH, 5305 SWEETWATER RD. BONITA, CA WITH BOB LENZ OFFICIATING. THE FAMILY OF HOMER SCHAUER WISHES TO THANK THOSE IN ATTENDANCE FOR HELPING US CELEBRATE HIS LIFE. WE ALL LOVED HIM SO MUCH. MEMORIALS MAY BE MADE TO: INSPIRATION MINISTRIES, P.O. BOX 948, WALSWORTH, WI 53184-0948. THIS WAS HOMER'S FAVORITE MINISTRY, SERVING THE HANDICAPPED.

Condolence Guest Book

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28 Nov 2011 – JUNE HURST from CHULA VISTA, CA

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My Uncle Homer was very special to me. When I was younger he always did things to tease me and make me laugh. I remember him telling me he really liked my pretty pink dress when I was just a kid, maybe 8 or 9. It tickled me pink since he was blind and I never could figure out how he knew what color my dress was. In the last few years of his life, he would sometimes call me out of the blue and we would have a wonderful, long talk about our Lord and Savior. He was such an inspiration to me. ...» read more

17 Mar 2010 – Deanna Marion from El Cajon

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First. I want to thank my sister for putting together this beautiful and meaningful memorial for our dad, and all the time it must of taken her to do so. "Thank you Rita, I love you!" And then I'd like to say thanks to all my dad's friends and relatives that have left the thoughts and feelings for him here at this memorial. It means a whole lot to me to hear all your thoughts and feelings concerning our dad, and I'm sure I can speak for my siblings too when I say this. Again, thank you ever ...» read more

16 Mar 2010 – Dr. George H. Schauer from Virginia Beach, VA

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My cousin Homer was a gift from God for all of us. He and Georgetta seemed so “attuned” to one another. I so vividly remember the first time they came to our house in Erie, and how excited we were to meet Homer’s new bride. My mother was not easily impressed, but I recall how approvingly she spoke of Homer’s choice of a lifetime partner. Whenever Homer came it was time for the upright to be tuned. He was a superb technician and made that old piano sound like a Steinway. When I was a much...» read more

16 Mar 2010 – Carole Jean from El Cajon, Ca

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Uncle Homer is dearly missed and thanks to Darlene finding this site, It's nice to be able to let the family know that there always in our hearts and there father had been such a big piece of the family, how he touched everyone that came into his life, I personally have one regret, wish Uncle Homer you were here to marry me this time,.....I found my prince and would of been honored for you to marry us.......RIP Uncle Homer and give my dad a hug and kiss for us......Carole Jean

16 Mar 2010 – Darlene Mosey from Alpine, California

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I found this memorial site this morning, March 16, 2009. Uncle Homer's memorial that his children gave for him was such a beautiful tribute to him. Deanna, Jeff, Rita and Nathan, know how much all the family loved him, but I want to briefly put in writing how special he was to me. When he and Aunt Georgetta came to San Diego, I had just accepted the Lord as my saviour. He was the youth minister and assistant Pastor of our Church in Chula Vista and encouraged me to grow in the Lord. Memori...» read more

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20 Mar 2010

april d. knisely placed this flower & wrote:
sing with the angels uncle homer

16 Mar 2010

Susan Krystek placed this flower & wrote:
There will never be anyone that was like "Homer". What an inspiration he was to everyone that knew

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Sherrie Parsons lit this candle on 17 Jun 2010	april schauer, knisely lit this candle on 20 Mar 2010	Deanna (and loving daughter) lit this candle on 17 Mar 2010

Susan Krystek lit this candle on 16 Mar 2010	Joyce E. Lentz lit this candle on 16 Mar 2010	Ed Boyer " Eddie " lit this candle on 16 Mar 2010

Mike and Donna lit this candle on 16 Mar 2010	april schauer, knisely lit this candle on 19 Jan 2010