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Ernestine Lee (Lee) Tschantz Humphrey Caffrey

Female 1926 - 2022  (95 years)


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  • Name Ernestine Lee (Lee) Tschantz Humphrey Caffrey 
    Nickname Lee 
    Born 28 Nov 1926  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 20 Feb 2022 
    Person ID I9698  Rossville
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2022 

    Father Ernest E Tschantz,   b. 28 Nov 1893, Dover, Tuscarawas County, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1987, Junction City, Geary County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Jewell L Farley Tschantz Hunsucker Day,   b. 22 Jul 1906, West Liberty, Morgan County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1977, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F1589  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Randy Humphrey
     2. Sandra Walker
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2022 20:18:30 
    Family ID F8844  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Clifford Caffrey 
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2022 20:18:48 
    Family ID F8845  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Obituary- Caffrey, Ernestine
    Obituary- Caffrey, Ernestine
    Ernestine Lee Humphrey Caffrey

    HARRISBURG – Ernestine Lee Humphrey Caffrey, 95, of Harrisburg, North Carolina, passed away on February 20, 2022. She was born on November 28, 1926, in Rossville, KS, to the late Jewell Farley Day and Ernest Schantz.

    Lee grew up on a farm in Rossville, KS where she became an expert horseman and showman. She passed that love on to both her children. She loved being on the water, boating, skiing, and traveling. She always enjoyed any time she could spend with her family and her friends. She was very deeply loved and will be greatly missed.

    She is survived by her husband, Clifford Caffrey; children, Randy Humphrey and Sandra Walker (Wayne); grandchildren, Blake, Hayden, Jodie, Justin and Jessica; 6 great-grandchildren; and brother, Donnie Shantz [sic].

    Private services will be held.

    In lieu of flowers and in honor of Lee, memorial contributions can be made to St. James Lutheran Church, 104 Union St S, Concord, NC 28025.

    Cavin-Cook Funeral Home & Crematory, Mooresville, is serving the Caffrey family. Condolences may be made to the family at www.cavin-cook.com.

    [*Note from Adrienne Olejnik- her maiden name was spelled Tschantz.]