Mary Jane Schroeder

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July 22, 2009

April 19, 1923 - July 21, 2009

Mary Jane Schroeder, 86, Kokomo, passed away at 8:04 a.m. Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo. Born April 19, 1923, in Bald Knob, Ark., she was the daughter of Walter Earl and Bessie Marie (Culber) Norman. On Feb. 19, 1947, in Arkansas, she married Robert L. Schroeder and he preceded her in death on Jan. 4, 1979.

She worked as a nurse’s aide at St. Joseph Hospital for more than 10 years. She was a lifetime member of Courtland Avenue Church of Christ. She enjoyed crocheting, quilting, and needle point. She also loved gardening and cooking.

Mary is survived by her two sons, Robert and wife Sandra Schroeder, Wis., and Randy Schroeder and fiancée Shelley Shelby, Kokomo; a daughter-in-law, Tallie Schroeder; grandchildren, Angela Dwyer, Cory Schroeder, Elijah Schroeder, Sam Schroeder, and Raymond Shelby; great-grandchildren, Dawson Dwyer, Nolan Dwyer, Jacob Schroeder, and Zachary Shelby; a brother, Richard Norman; sisters, Opal Roberson, Helen Kirk, and Christy Collins; and a best friend, Anson Meeker.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; and son, Rick Schroeder.

Services for Mary are 11 a.m. Saturday at Ellers Mortuary, 725 S. Main St., Kokomo. Joshua Welsh and Randy Balckaby will officiate. Burial will follow at Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the mortuary.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the American Diabetes Association Research. Envelopes will be provided in the mortuary.

Online condolences can be sent to the Schroeder family at www.ellersmortuary.com.

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