Frank Schaffer Obituary

Schaffer, Frank J. Age 91, longtime resident of the Beverly community and Long Beach, IN, died November 15, 2014. He is survived by his loving wife, Dorothy O. Schaffer (nee Scully) of 66 years; his seven devoted children, Kathleen Flisk, Frank T. Schaffer, James J. (Mary) Schaffer, Robert David (Kim) Schaffer; Thomas J. (Laura) Schaffer, Jean Schaffer and Margaret Mary Schaffer; adoring grandfather of Sean P. Flisk (C.P.D.), Dorothy M. Flisk, Christopher J. Schaffer, Laura M. Schaffer, Thomas J. Schaffer Jr., Kelli Anne Schaffer and John Farhi. He was the proud son of the late Frank W. Schaffer and the late Loretta Schaffer (nee Sheehan); the only brother of the late Shirley Senica; and the uncle of John L. (Peggy) Senica. A 1946 graduate of DePaul University (B.B.A.), Mr. Schaffer was a pioneer in the area of shopping center management and served as Vice President and Director of Arthur Rubloff and Co. from 1953 through 1978. He served as Manager of the Evergreen Plaza Shopping Center, Evergreen Park, IL during that same time period and was a past director of the State of Illinois Chapter of the International Council of Shopping Center Managers, where he served as an instructor for that organization's C.S.M. Program. He later founded and became President of F. Schaffer Enterprises, Inc., a fast food retailer and franchisee headquartered in Elmhurst, Illinois. In addition to being a prominent member of the Chicagoland business and real estate community, Mr. Schaffer had a long and distinguished record of community service, having faithfully served Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers, Evergreen Park, Illinois, by serving on its Finance Committee, its Medical Ethics Committee, and its Board of Directors from 1970 through 2005, and he ultimately held the positions of Chairman of the Board and subsequently Chairman Emeritus of that institution. In 2005, he was the recipient of the Sister Nancy Boyle Award for Excellence from Little Company of Mary. He also devoted twenty-five years of service to the St. Xavier University Board of Trustees. Mr. Schaffer was also a longtime member of the Lions Club, the Christ the King Parish Holy Name Society, and C.K. Men's Club. Visitation shall be held at Christ the King Church, 9235 So. Hamilton, Chicago, IL 60643 on Thursday from 2:00-9:00 p.m. and Friday 9:30-10:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial Friday at 10:30 a.m. Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests that memorial donations be made to Reach Out Community Center NFP., 2443 W. 16th Street #30, Chicago, IL 60608 or online at www.reachoutcc.org or the Little Company of Mary Foundation, 2800 W. 95th Street, Evergreen Park, Illinois 60805. Funeral Info: Heeney-Laughlin Funeral Directors 708-636-5500 or www.heeneyfh.com