Rev. Dr. Leah Kay Schafer, 60, of Mineral City, OH passed away on Monday, March 1st, 2021 at her apartment in Winchester, VA.
Schafer was born in 1960 in Ft. Ord, California, daughter of Marilyn Schafer and the late Gordon Schafer. She earned her Master’s degree in Theology at Yale University and her PhD in Theology at Catholic University. She was a Lutheran Minister at Good Shepard Lutheran Church in Canton, Ohio. Leah enjoyed reading, traveling the United States, gardening, visiting her grandchildren, and spending time with her “fur baby,” Sophie.
Rev. Dr. Schafer married Arthur Cubbon Jr. in June of 2006 in Prince William County. He preceded her in death in 2014.
Surviving are her mother, Marilyn Schafer; her daughters Erin Balloue (James) of Berryville, Virginia; and Rachel Fredrickson (Robin) of Lansing, Michigan; her grandchildren, Adeline Balloue and Raelyn Balloue, both of Berryville, Virginia; her sister, Lori Schafer (Bob Pierce) of Northville, Michigan; and her brother, David DeBono-Schafer (Diane) of Medford, Massachusetts.
All services are private.
Please send an email with your favorite memory of Leah to her infant grandchildren at [email protected] so they may cherish their only grandmother through your memories.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Akron Zoo 500 Edgewood Ave Akron OH 44307 or Evangelical Lutheran Church of America Disaster Relief Fund (ELCA) POB 1809 Merrifield VA 22116-8009.