Reed Paul Schaefer

Reed is survived by his mother Isabella; a brother Kirby (Theresa) Schaefer, of Amana; a niece Katherine (Jonathan) Ron of Iowa City and, a nephew Aaron (Shana) Schaefer, of Iowa City; four great nieces and nephews; and an aunt Violet Harman, of Amana. He was preceded in death by his father Ken in 2012.

Reed was born August 4, 1954, in Cedar Rapids, the son of Ken and Isabella (Rettig) Schaefer. He graduated from the Amana High School. Reed worked in Santa Fe, NM as a landscaper for 15 years. After returning to Iowa, he was employed at the Kloubec Fish Farm. He made friends everywhere he lived and will be remembered by many as a kind, and generous man. He enjoyed fishing, mushroom hunting, birding, and many other outdoor activities in the timbers and rivers surrounding the Amana Colonies.