SCHONFELDT, Reed Raymond Roy, Jr.

The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Monday, June 14, 2010 Reed was 63 when he passed on April 18, 2010, here in Prescott. Reed courageously faced a long, slow battle with illness that became overwhelming in his last month. He was cared for by many, most recently Marie Harshmann, Dr. Joe Griffin and the staffs of Yavapai Medical Center and Mountain View Manor during his last stand. Reed lived most recently in Prescott and prior to that Chino Valley, Ariz. His formative years were in Iowa where he was born in 1947 in Waterloo, Blackhawk County, then in Southern California, where he graduated from high school, attended college and entered the work world. In 1975, Reed took the plunge with his brother Dan Zobrist, moving to Douglas, Alaska, where he lived for the next 15-years, working in state government and sales. Reed moved to Chino Valley in 1990 and worked as an ad salesperson for the local publications the Prospector, then the Sun Shopper, until his retirement in 2000. Reed was active in the Arizona Archeology Society, serving as vice president in 1998, and explored the rutted and paved roads of the state thoroughly. In retirement, he became a fully employed bird feeder and plant cultivator, a collector of Native American art, books and wind chimes and, most importantly for those who remain, an engaged listener, a committed and generous friend. Reed is survived by his beloved mother Dorothy Schonfeldt and his esteemed stepfather Ted Zobrist; his sisters, Sandra Smith, Sheila Olson (Lee), Sharon Wheat; his brother Dan Zobrist; devoted friends from Arizona, Cindy Brown, Phil Perisich, Bruce and Judy Taylor, Ed Beyer, Carolyn Edelman and Anita Miller; and his nieces and nephews, locally Barrett Zobrist, Carlo and Puja Robinson. Observances for Reed were May 24, 2010, in Chino Valley and Prescott. His brother and friends from Arizona and Alaska scattered his ashes. Present in spirit, story and photo were honorary bearers Kate Robinson, Todd Calhoon and Ollie Sanborn. A final celebration of his life and scattering of his ashes will be June 20, 2010, in Douglas, Alaska. Information provided by survivors.