Clayton V. Schroeder

Funeral services for Clayton Schroeder will be held Monday, May 16th, 10:30 a.m., at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Wall Lake with Father John McGuirk officiating. Burial will be at the Wall Lake Cemetery under the direction of the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home.

Visitation is Sunday, May 15th, 3:00-8:00 p.m. at the church with a rosary at 3:00 and vigil service at 7:00. The Farber & Otteman Funeral Home in Wall Lake is in charge of arrangements.

Clayton V. Schroeder, age 77, of Wall Lake, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2005, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Carroll, Iowa.

Clayton was born on June 13, 1927, in Arcadia, Iowa, to Frank and Louise (Aschinger) Schroeder. At the age of five he moved to the present family farm where he developed his life long love of the land. He attended grade school at St. Martin’s at Odebolt and graduated from Odebolt High School in 1945. On January 17, 1950, he married Mary Margaret Blum at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Wall Lake, and together they raised their seven children and enjoyed farming and raising cattle.

Clayton developed many life long friendships through his years of cattle buying trips across the country. Clayton and Mary “retired” to Wall Lake in 1984, but he remained active in the cattle business. Clayton always found time to share his carpentry skills with friends and family. He also enjoyed hosting many “happy hours” but his happiest hours were spent with his family especially in his later years with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Clayton was a kind, charitable, and honest man who was deeply loved by all whom he touched.

He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Wall Lake and held many offices including director of the church while members in Odebolt.

Survivors include his wife, Mary; his three sons: John and wife Donna of Odebolt, Tom and wife Diane of Wall Lake; Richard and wife Melody of Odebolt; his four daughters: Linda Bush and husband Warren of Wall Lake, Mary Powers and husband Rick of Gladstone, MO, Cathy Middleton and husband Lynn of Lakeland, FL, and Lisa Drost and husband Rod of Wall Lake; 28 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Other survivors include his two brothers: Gus Schroeder and wife Lillian and Darrell Schroeder and wife Thelma; two sisters: Nona Mae O’Conner and Marge Albrecht and husband Dale; nieces, nephews, extended family members, and many friends.

Clayton was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Louise Schroeder, brother Norman and granddaughter Tara Schroeder.