Daisy Marie Shaffer

Daisy Marie Shaffer, of Marshalltown and formerly of Charles City, passed away on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 at the Iowa River Hospice Home in Marshalltown.

Funeral services for Daisy will be held on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. at the Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown. Visitation will begin prior to the service at 10:00 a.m. Memorials may be directed to the Iowa River Hospice Home. For more information or to send a condolence, please visit www.mitchellfh.com or call 641-844-1234. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Daisy and her family.

Daisy Marie Williams was born on January 13, 1941, in Shawnee, Oklahoma, to Richard and Jessie (Short) Williams. She graduated from John Marshall High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1959. Shortly after graduation, Daisy met Kenneth Shaffer, and on Christmas Eve of that same year, Kenneth proposed. Daisy knew from the moment they met that her life was about to change and that she had found the person with whom she would build a family. They were united in marriage on April 3, 1960, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Kenneth worked primarily in the Ag Machinery and Implement business. The couple lived in several states, starting in Iowa but also including Illinois, Ohio, and Missouri and Kansas before eventually making Charles City their home in 2002. Throughout the years, Daisy worked a variety of retail and clerical jobs, but the role she found most rewarding was being a homemaker. She treasured her family and found great joy in caring for those she loved. Daisy loved to travel, with many of her favorite trips taking her back to Oklahoma to visit family. Family meant everything to her. She was a devoted mother to Mark and Dawn and was grateful to have the opportunity to visit her sister, Lois, in Oklahoma before Lois passed away earlier this year. In her free time, Daisy enjoyed gardening, crocheting blankets, nature, working on puzzles, listening to music, and reading. Above all, Daisy found immense joy in spending time with her grandchildren, who held a very special place in her heart. Daisy will be remembered for the love she had for her family, the life she built with Kenneth, and the many memories she created with those who meant the most to her.

Daisy is survived by her children: Mark (Terry) Shaffer of Marshalltown and Dawn Sharon of Carol Stream, Illinois; grandchildren: Jessie and Nicole and her brother: Hank (Nancy) Williams of New Jersey, along with multiple nieces, nephews and extended family members.

Daisy is preceded in death by her husband: Kenneth; parents: Richard and Jessie; son in infancy: Stanley Dean and siblings: Pat and Lois.