Lawrence Burnell Schropfer

Campbell resident Lawrence Burnell Schropfer, 92, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at his home. 

Memorial Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 25, at Butler Volland Chapel in Hastings with Pastor Holden Barry officiating. The burial will be held at a later date at Naponee Cemetery in Naponee. There will be no viewing or visitation. Memorials may be given to the family for a memorial to be established at a later date. The service will be live-streamed on Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home’s website. To view the service, go to Lawrence’s obituary and click the play button shown towards the bottom of the page. 

Lawrence was born June 23, 1932, to Andrew and Rosilda (Breault) Schropfer in Campbell, NE. He attended District 11, District 23, and Campbell Public Schools. Lawrence began farming at five years of age. He followed his dad everywhere, so what better way to learn than at that early age. Lawrence grew up, married, and retired all in the same home. He married Ruth Graf Maska on October 15, 1966. To this union a daughter, Andrea, was born. 

Lawrence retired at 55, or did he? He went on to work at Gottsch Feed Yards in Juniata and Red Cloud in his sixties and was driving great John Deere equipment. A kid at heart, doing what he loved, moving dirt.

Lawrence loved to hunt and fish, he shot his last deer at age 89. Always wanted that Big Horn Sheep but ended up with a Caribou or two.

Lawrence was preceded in death by his parents; stillborn brother; stillborn sister; step-daughter & spouse, Barbara & Don Seybold; step-son & spouse, Richard “Dick” & Claudia Maska; step-granddaughters, Taffy Lewis and Monica Maska; and several cousins. 

SURVIVORS:
Daughter:
    Andrea Schropfer
Step-Daughter & Spouse:
    Beverly & Ron Morrison
Grandchild & Spouse:
    Meghan & Derek Hoshaw
Great-Grandchildren:
    Beckett, Ariah & Elliott Hoshaw
Step-Grandchildren:
    Erle & Kelly Seybold 
    Mike & Becky Seybold 
    Troy & Gina Seybold 
    Tessa & Chris Kuehn 
    David & Stephanie Maska 
    Adam & Melissa Maska 
    Rob Lewis