Pauline Barbara Shaver

Pauline Barbara (Steffen) Shaver, 94, passed away on October 31, 2022. She was born January 10, 1928, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the youngest daughter of Elmer Andrew & Marguerite Marie Steffen. Pauline is preceded in death by her parents, her brother, E. Andrew Steffen and her sister Suzanne (Steffen) Geringer.  Her husband, Robert Max Shaver, to whom she was married for 58 years, passed away on October 25, 2011.

Pauline graduated from St. Agnes Academy and Purdue University. She was in the Delta Gamma Sorority and graduated with a degree in Home Economics. Pauline met her husband, Bob, at Purdue and they raised five children.  She was a dedicated homemaker and after her children reached school age, she utilized her degree as a part-time market researcher at Walker Research for many years.  She was a Girl Scout leader for her daughter’s Cadet troop and organized many camping trips to Indiana State Parks and the Smoky Mountains. The family enjoyed annual camping vacations to destinations throughout the United States and Canada. In addition to participating in her local church choirs at St. Matthew and St. Pius of Indianapolis, she sang with the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir for many years.

Pauline is survived by her five children: Mark (Heather Gonser) of Rome City, Indiana; Barbara; Kurt (Debra McPherson) of Santa Rosa, California; Marie (Peter Holloway) of Albuquerque, New Mexico; Charles “Chuck” (Ashley Pfaff) of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; six grandchildren: Will, Peyton and Travis Holloway, Lauren, Hailey and Beckham Shaver; a nephew, Bill, and nieces, Jeanne, Ellen, and Margaret “Mimi”.

Her final years were spent at Sacred Heart Village in Avilla, Indiana; close to the loving care and support her oldest son Mark and his wife Heather.

A Celebration of Life event will be held in Indianapolis on April 25, 2023 with interment at St. Joseph Cemetery; additional details will be added in the coming months.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association.  www.alz.org