SHAFOR, Rita Wilke age 88 of Fairfield passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, at

The Legacy at Liberty Ridge in West Chester. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio on

September 12, 1933, the daughter of Harry and Philomena (Holstein) Wilke and was a

1951 graduate of Notre Dame High School. On April 29, 1953 in St. Veronica Church,

she married her high school sweetheart Clarence Eugene (Gene) Shafor. Together they

enjoyed 66 years of marriage and raised 6 children.

Rita was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Church and a member of The Marthas.

She was co-owner, with her husband of the Frame and Print Shop in Fairfield.

Rita loved traveling, photographs, and the arts. She was a true matriarch and a devoted

Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother.

Survivors include her five children, Monica (Don) Streit, Meritta (Karl) Eby, Lisa Shafor-Frolicher,

Mark (Jodi) Shafor, and Dina Hanks; eleven grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren.

Her sibling, Roger Wilke and sister-in-law, Barbara (Jefferies)Wilke.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jacinta Shafor Cohen, her husband, Clarence

Eugene (Gene) Shafor and her siblings, Marietta Becker, Evelyn Meiner, Clifford Wilke,

Donald Wilke, Henry (Rusty)Wilke.

The Shafor Family would like to thank the staff of The Legacy at Liberty Ridge and

Crossroads Hospice for the care that they provided.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11am Friday December 10, 2021 at Sacred Heart Church,

400 Nilles Rd, Fairfield, Ohio with Fr. Larry Tharp celebrant. The family will receive friends

from 9:30 AM-11:00 AM Friday in the church narthex. Burial will be in St. Stephen Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Sacred

Heart School Tuition Aid Fund. Online condolences may be made at www.zettlerfuneralhome.com