Bobbi SchifferBobbi Schiffer, 66, died on March 28, 2022, at HCA Florida Capital Hospital. She was born on March 8, 1956, in South Bend, as Bobbi Sue Crafton and lived in Syracuse until age 18.
After graduating from Wawasee High School, where she played alto saxophone in the marching band, she joined the U.S. Army in 1974. She served as a Spec-5 medic overseas in Darmstadt, (West) Germany, and Fort Benning, Ga. After completing her military service, she eventually settled in Memphis, Tenn., started college, met her future husband, Rob Schiffer, and married in 1981.
Rob and Bobbi moved to Tallahassee, Fla., in 1982 so that he could pursue his master’s degree at Florida State University. During this time, she served as a phlebotomist and later secretary at Quest Diagnostics. After Rob’s graduation, Bobbi returned to school, receiving her associate’s degree from Tallahassee Community College, and then furthered her education at FSU. She again left her studies to serve as full-time mother and housewife for the next two decades, and later daytime caregiver for her grandson. She also served in multiple volunteer roles for St. Stephen Lutheran Church, Girl Scouts and Buck Lake Elementary School. Bobbi moved back to Indiana in 2014 and later returned as a resident of Tallahassee five years later.
Bobbi leaves behind her children, Collin and Natalie; grandson, Jayden; a granddaughter on the way (Lai’yani); and her former husband, Rob. She was preceded in death by her mother, Martha Fordyce Hepler. She is survived by her father, James Crafton; stepfather, Robert Hepler; and stepmother, Norma Crafton; along with her sisters: Jo Hepler, Julie Hepler, Lori Schmatz and Terri Collins; and her brother, Garry Crafton.
Burial will be at 1 p.m. at the National Cemetery, 5015 Apalachee Parkway, Tallahassee, Fla., on June 10. A memorial service and reception for Bobbi will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11 at St. Stephen Lutheran Church, 2198 N. Meridian Road, Tallahasse, Fla.
The funeral home handling the general coordination is Culley’s Meadow Wood, 1737 Riggins Road, Tallahassee, Fla.
