SCHROEDER, George W. 1878-1955

SCHROEDER, DUTTE, LUEDERS, MCKENZIE, BAKER

Posted By: Karen L. Robertson (email)
Date: 1/11/2012 at 20:03:53

Funeral services for George W. Schroeder, 76, of St. Ansgar, who died Tuesday, May 25, 1955, at St. Olaf hospital in Austin, were held May 29, at 2 p.m. at the First Lutheran church with the Rev. O.A. Langehough officiating.

George William Henry Schroeder was born May 20, 1878 the youngest son of the late Henry and Sophie (Dutte) Schroeder. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Peter's Lutheran church in Toeterville by the late Rev. George Landgrebe.

On September 2, 1903 he was united in marriage with Bertha Lueders of Reedsburg, Wisconsin. One daughter, Agnes, was born to this union. They spent the greater part of their married life on the Schroeder farm near Toeterville. In 1919 they moved to Charles City where Mr. Schroeder was employed by the Holland Furnace Company. In 1943 they moved to St. Ansgar where they lived in retirement. During the past few years, Mr. and Mrs. Schroeder had made their home with their daughter and family in Nashville, Tennessee. Here Mr. Schroeder enjoyed some of the happiest days of his life. He was always interested in his home, community and church, and his contented disposition won him many friends.

In April of 1953 Mr. Schroeder submitted to major surgery, but he regained his health to such an extent that he and his wife observed their golden wedding anniversary September 2, 1953.

On the morning of May 24 he was suddenly stricken with a severe pain. He was taken to St. Olaf hospital in Austin where he submitted to another operation from which he never recovered. The diagnosis was embolism. Mr. Schroeder attained the age of 76 years and five days.

Survivors inclde his wife, daughter, Mrs. Helon McKenzie and one grandson, Kenneth, of Nashville, Tennessee; also many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, twin brothers, and one sister in infancy, and another sister, Mrs. L.C. Baker, who died in 1944.

Burial was in St. Peter's cemetery in Toeterville with Rev. Langehough in charge of the committal services.

St. Ansgar Enterprise