SCHROEDER, Robert A. 1924-2004
SCHROEDER, DIESTLER, BROCKNEY
Posted By: County Coordinator
Date: 2/18/2009 at 11:58:36
OSAGE, IOWA — Robert A. Schroeder, age 80, of Osage, left to be with his Lord on Sunday, (August 1, 2004) at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center in Osage.
A Celebration of Life will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, at the First United Methodist Church in Osage, with the Rev. Dr. J. Samuel Subramanian officiating. Inurnment will be in the Howard Cemetery in Elma with military honors at the grave by the John Frahm American Legion Post 597 of Elma.
There will be a gathering of family and friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home in Osage.
Memorials may be given to Heifer Project International or the Osage United Methodist Church Roof Fund.
Bob was born March 30, 1924, on a farm west of Elma, the son of Homer and Myrtle (Diestler) Schroeder. He attended rural school and Elma High School, where he played six-man football, and was named an All-State end. In May 1943, Bob was inducted in to the U.S. Navy at Des Moines. He served in the Pacific Theater during World War II aboard the USS San Diego and the USS Crenshaw, and was discharged December 3, 1945, as a Fireman 2nd Class.
On October 5, 1944, he married Adeline Brockney at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. Upon returning from the service, he and Adeline began farming, until he retired in 1978, and moved to Osage. Bob was a seasonal employee at the Osage Co-op Elevator for several years.
He enjoyed his family, grandkids, and great-grandkids and going to their church, sport and school events. Bob enjoyed having coffee with the coffee gang. He was a 4-H leader for 15 years, was a Senior Advocate for the Elderbridge Agency on Aging, and umpired girls’ softball games before it was offered in the schools. He was active in Farm Bureau and the Republican Party. Bob served on district and local Methodist Committees, was involved with Walk to Emmaus, and was past Methodist Men’s President. Bob and Adeline worked with Heifer Project International all of their married life, an organization which gives animals to needy folks in the United States and 120 countries throughout the world, celebrating 60 years of activities.
Bob liked to fish, but was always busy doing other things — visiting people in the hospital and at home and working on mission projects.
Bob is survived by his wife, Adeline Bockney Schroeder, Osage; a son, Roger (Deb) Schroeder of Elma; daughters, Lois (Robert) Hutton of LeSueur, Minn., and Toni (Rodney) Friedrich of Alta Vista; twevle grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a sister, Wanda (Ken) Steuber of Columbia, S.C.; brothers, Kenneth (Barbara) Schroeder of Albert Lea, Minn., Dean (Alice) Schroeder of Chester, and Ronnie (Janet) Schroeder of Long Beach, Calif.; a son-in-law, Paul Shew of Banks, Ore.; and a sister-in-law, Jeanette Schroeder of Elma.
Robert is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Connie Shew; a granddaughter, Leah Friedrich; a sister, Evelyn Hart; and two brothers, Russel and Dale Schroeder.
Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home, Osage (641)732-3706.
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