A Celebration of Life for Gary Theodore Schafer, 82, of Columbus, will be held on Friday, July 24, 2026 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Dusters, 2804 13th St., Columbus.

Burial will take place at Rose Hill Cemetery. Gary Theodore Schafer was born on April 23, 1944, in Albion, Nebraska, to Theodore and Mildred (Bannister) Schafer, and passed away peacefully on June 4, 2026, at Edgewood Memory Care i…