Personal Life
On September 22, 1935, Harold was married to Marian Nelsen of Aberdeen, S.D. During their 30-year marriage they raised five children, Haroldeen, Joanne, Dianne, Ed Schafer, and Pam.
On May 9, 1965, Harold married Sheila Chinn Limond. She had three children - Mark, Michelle, and Maureen. Harold and Sheila embraced each other's children as their own and the two families were melded into one.
He is the father of former United States Secretary of Agriculture and North Dakota governor Ed Schafer. Harold Schafer died December 2, 2001, in a Bismarck hospital after an extended illness. He was 89 years old. A memorial service was held at Trinity Lutheran Church, Bismarck.
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