Dr. James H. "Jim" Shaffer

Dr. James H. “Jim” Shaffer, age 82, of The Colony at St. Paul’s Senior Living Community, Greenville, passed away Wednesday afternoon, March 19, 2025, at The Villas at St. Paul’s.

He was born in Beckley, WV on November 9, 1942 to Hubert A. and Hazel (Love) Shaffer. Jim was a graduate of West Virginia University where he completed his B. A. in Mathematics and his M. A. and Ph. D. in Psychology. He retired from Thiel College in 2009 following a 39-year career as a Professor of Psychology.

Jim was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Greenville and a member of the Greenville Lions Club.

On May 6, 1972, he married the former Lucy M. Pearson; she survives.

In addition to his wife, Jim is survived by three daughters: Patricia (Ralph) Robb of Fort Worth, TX, Pamela (Chuck) Marusic of Pendleton, IN , and Gwen (David) Horth of Indianapolis, IN; four sons: Thomas Horth of Greenville, Timothy (Dawn) Horth of Zionsville, IN, Paul Horth of Greenfield, IN, and Jamie (Cherry) Shaffer of Greenville; a brother, Hu (Ann) Shaffer of Charlottesville, VA; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a grandson.

Services:

Family and Friends will be received on Friday, 3/28/25, from 3:00 – 5:00 PM in Loutzenhiser-Jordan Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 366-368 S. Main St. Greenville. A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, 3/29/25, in Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Greenville, with Rev. Brenda Martin, Pastor of the Church, officiating. Inurnment will be in the Columbarium of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church. In lieu of flowers, Memorial Contributions may be made to The Thiel College Shaffer Scholarship Fund, 75 College Ave., Greenville, PA 16125 or The Pearson Shaffer Scholarship Fund at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 1 Trinity Pl. Greenville, PA 16125.

Online visitors are welcome to sign the guest book at www.loutzenhiserfuneralhome.com.