Schroeder, Carol Rae

Funeral services for Carol Rae Schroeder, 68, of Olin, who died Monday, Feb. 13, 2012, at St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb, 18, at the Fry Funeral Home, Tipton, with visitation from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, before the service. The Rev. Ron Lashmit will be officiating. Burial will be in the Red Oak Cemetery, Tipton.

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A memorial has been established in her memory.

Carol was born July 24, 1943, in rural Stanwood, Iowa. She was the daughter of Velmar “Pete” and Bernice Paustian Wood. She was a 1961 graduate of Stanwood High School and on Aug, 23, 1962, she graduated from Paris Beauty Academy in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On March 24, 1963, Carol was united in marriage to Donald Max Schroeder at the Stanwood Methodist Church. On April 16, 1973, Carol began employment at US Nameplate in Mount Vernon and continued her work there until her untimely death. She enjoyed going to garage sales, reading, dining out, bird watching and spending time with her family.

Carol is loved and survived by her husband, Don Schroeder of Olin; children, Scott (Diane) Schroeder of Mechanicsville, Todd (Tracy) Schroeder of Stanwood, Kim (Steve) Bixler of Olin, and Kris (Calvin) Kuehl of Tipton; grandchildren, Alyssa, Nicole, Quinton, Noah, Cora, Max, Haley, Drew, Korie, Kyle, Curtis and Cody; brother, Dean Wood; sisters, Pat Goldsmith and Doris Coiner; and sister-in-law, Daisy (Ron) Wingert of Tipton.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Published in The Gazette Feb. 15, 2012.