Leola Schroeder

Hastings resident, Leola "Lee" M. Schroeder, 80, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at her home.

Services will be Monday, September 24, 2012; 10:30 A.M. at Faith Lutheran Church, Hastings with Pastor Paul Dunbar officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Memorials may be given to Faith Lutheran Church or American Heart Association. Visitation will be Saturday, September 22, 2012; 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M., Sunday, September 23, 2012; 1:00 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. with family present from 3:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M. at the funeral home, and one hour prior to service at the church.

Leola "Lee" was born March 20, 1932 to Ernest and Florence (Kort) Krueger at Ayr, Nebraska. She attended Ayr School for a few years, then her family moved a short distance and she attended a rural school until going to Trinity Lutheran Parochial School in Blue Hill, Nebraska for her 7th and 8th grades and graduating from Blue Hill High School in 1949. After graduation, she moved to Hastings, Nebraska and worked at Publishers News Company. On August 5, 1951 she married the love of her life, Dale Schroeder at Trinity Lutheran Church in Blue Hill, Nebraska. Lee worked at NC+ Hybrids as a secretary and office manager for 23 ½ years, retiring in December of 1990. Lee was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed being a Den Mother for a Cub Scout group for many years, and also being a member of the Hastings Bowling Association. She was a member of Faith Lutheran Church and Just For Fun Car Club. Lee enjoyed cooking, bowling, dancing, playing cards, family trips, boating, hunting and fishing, but most of all, treasured the time spent with her family. She looked forward to the weekends they spent at their lake home at Harlan County, with family and friends. Lee will be greatly missed by all.

Leola was preceded in death by her parents; son, Dennis; father & mother-in-law, Louis & Laura Schroeder; sister, Mary Hongsermeier; brother, Robert Krueger; brothers-in-law, Karl Baehr, Dard Dealey, and Duane Schroeder.

Survivors include:
Devoted Husband of 61 years: Dale Schroeder - Hastings, NE
Sons & Spouse: David & Janet Schroeder - Kearney, NE
Steven Schroeder - Hastings, NE
Grandchildren & Spouses: Jacqueline & George Ajazi - Batavia, IL
Ryan Schroeder - Hastings, NE
Alex & Kate Schroeder - St. Charles, IL
Sarah & Christopher Schifferns - Hastings, NE
Great-Grandchildren: Noah Ajazi - Batavia, IL
Gavin Schifferns - Hastings, NE
Keaton Schifferns - Hastings, NE
Stella Schroeder - St. Charles, IL
Step-Grandsons: Nicholas Cousens - Fremont, NE
Eric Cousens - Norfolk, NE
Step-Great-Grandchild: Katie Cousens - Fremont, NE
Sisters: LaVerda Baehr - Hastings, NE
Kathy Dealey - Ogallala, NE
Brother-in-law: Gary Hongsermeier - Republican City, NE
Sisters-in-law: Mary Schroeder - Hastings, NE
Ruby Krueger - Blue Hill, NE
Numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends