Longtime resident of the area, Richard Schafer, passed away on January 21, 2020, of natural causes. He was 86 years old. He is survived by his high school sweetheart, (hun) Mary Kate Greer. They were married on February 20, 1954, in Fruita, CO. They would have celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary this coming February.
Richard graduated from Fruita Union High School in 1952. He was drafted into the service in 1953 and was honorably discharged as a corporal in 1955.
Richard was a cattleman first and foremost. He loved the Lord and was a member of the Seventh Day Adventists. He worked for D&RGW Railroad for 17 years. He owned and ran a successful trucking company based out of Greeley, CO, and a successful home building construction company, also in Greeley, CO. Richard finally made his way back to the Grand Valley to retire in the place he called home.
He is survived by two children, Carol (Michael) Kulp of Grand Junction, CO, and John (Retha) Schafer of Greeley, CO; two brothers, Lawrence of Grand Junction, CO, and Dean of Sun City, AZ; seven grandchildren; and twenty great-grandchildren. He is preceded in death by two sons, Rick and Michael; two brothers, LaVern and Urban; and sister, Barbara.
Funeral service on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at 11AM at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary. Interment to follow at 1PM at Veteran’s Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado.
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