Obituary of Forrest Schumacher

Forrest "Dean" Schumacher, 85, of Iowa City, died peacefully Friday, December 2, 2011, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at the Gay & Ciha Funeral Service in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 4:30-7 p.m., Monday at the funeral home. Entombment will take place at the Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Memorial contributions in Dean's name may be made to Iowa Hospice. Online condolences may be sent to Dean's family through the web @www.gayandciha.com. Dean was born February 8, 1926, in Chatsworth, Iowa. He worked for Amoco Oil and retired after a 30 year career. Dean and the love of his life, Laura were married for 62 years. They've lived in many towns across Iowa during his career and moved to Iowa City in 1963 where they raised their three children. Dean was a life-time member of the Elks and while golfing at the Elks Lodge made many life-long friends. After retirement, they spent their winters as "snow birds" in New Braunfels, TX with many of those golfing friends. Dean was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. He loved people and people loved to be around him; even in sickness he was a loving and gracious man. Dean was preceded in death by his parents, Louis and Marie Schumacher; brother, Donal Schumacher and sister, Shirley Farrell. His family includes his wife, Laura; son, Mark (Nicole Craven) Schumacher; daughter, Nancy (Mike) Abbott and her son and daughter, Jesse (Sara) Klug and Kinsey Klug, and son Don (Sara) Schumacher and their daughter, Kayla. Dean's family would like to extend a special thanks to Brenda, Jammie and Amy of Iowa Hospice for all their care and compassion.