Austin Speidel

Austin Speidel, 18, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Monday, January 19, 2026. Visitation will be held on Saturday, January 31, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, 1844 1^st Avenue NE Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 52402. Celebration of Life will be at 2:00 p.m. at the funeral home. A reception will be held in Cedar Rapids, after the Celebration of Life.

Those unable to attend are invited to watch the service via livestream. Please find the livestream link on Austin’s obituary page at www.stewartbaxter.com under the Obituaries tab.

Austin was born February 13, 2007, in Cedar Rapids, son to Tyler and Amanda (Boville) Speidel. He graduated with honors from Kennedy High School in 2025. Austin loved hunting, fishing, playing video games, traveling, and eating junk food. He was an Eagle Scout, member of the Venture Crew, and played for the Iowa Heartlanders High School Hockey Team, where he earned accolades for being one of the fastest skaters and top goal scorers in the Iowa High School Hockey Alliance League.

Austin was one of the most compassionate and kind souls you could ever meet. He made a positive impact on the many scouts and youth he mentored and on everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. He spent countless hours volunteering and was always quick to say, “Thank you.”

Austin is survived by his father, Tyler (Kelsey Cousins) Speidel; mother, Amanda (Jeffrey Giese) Speidel; sister, Hayley; grandparents, Mitch (Shelley) Boville and Curtis (Debbie) Speidel; best friend, Jedrek; great-grandparents, Tom (Pat) Weddle and Earl (Janice) Podoll; and many loving aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. He was preceded in death by his great-grandparents, David (Joan) Boville and Christian (Cecil) Speidel.

In lieu of flowers, Memorials may be made to Foundation 2 Crisis Services Cedar Rapids https://foundation2.org/donate/, Hawkeye Area Council Scouting America http://weblink.donorperfect.com/SpeidelMemorial, or directly to the family https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-amanda-speidel-family.