Funeral services were held on Monday, November 19, 2018 at Memorial Funeral Home in Columbia, MO. Interment will be in the Masonic Cemetery in Des Moines, IA, on Wednesday, November 21, 2018.
He was born on September 30, 1936, in Des Moines the son of Everett and Hilda Schofer, both of whom preceded him in death. He was married to Mary Jane Stallmann in 1993. They lived in Creston, IA before retiring to Grimes, IA. The later moved to Provision Living in Columbia.
He was an instructor at Southwestern Community College in Creston, IA. He was a Mason for over 50 years. He spent two years in the the United States Army. He loved books and reading.
He is survived by his son, Bob, of Lansing, KS, husband Michael Orth; daughter-in-law Jennifer Fulsom Douglass; and two grandchildren: Sheila and McKenna. One son, John, preceded him in death.
Memorials are suggested to Boone Hospital Home Care and Hospice, Columbia, MO.