Nicole Schafer - Des Moines

Nicole Rae Schafer, 37, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at her home in Des Moines from an undiagnosed cardiac condition.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, July 8, at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway, in West Des Moines. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, July 9, at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 1105 Grand Ave., in West Des Moines. Family will meet at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery in Adair for burial.

Born May 6, 1982, to Charlie and Pam (Parrott) Schafer, Nicole graduated from Roosevelt High School in 2000 and went on to attend Grandview Community College, where she majored in marketing. A sister, daughter, niece, cousin, Godmother and friend, with a flair for the dramatics, Nicole’s many passions include acting, modeling, reading, writing, and above all else, her family and friends.

She is survived by her mother Pam Cullen of Des Moines; her father and stepmother, Charlie Schafer and Lana Jones Gould of Clive; and sister Kate Schafer of West Des Moines.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Louis and Marie Schafer; maternal grandparents, R. Larry Parrott and Flo Andersen; paternal uncle Robert Schafer; paternal aunt Betty Schafer; maternal aunt Peggy Parrott; and maternal cousins, Chad Parrott and Hadleigh Griffin.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the ARL or Variety Children's Charity. Online condolences may be expressed at www.hamiltonsfuneralhome.com.