Roy R Schroeder

Roy R. Schroeder

Roy R. Schroeder, 84, died on Friday (Feb. 16, 2007) at Select Specialty Hospital of St. Francis, Wichita.

He was born on Sept. 26, 1922, to Martha (Knak) and Peter Schroeder in Hillsboro. He married Jean Bartel on June 2, 1951, in Hillsboro. She preceded him in death.

He was a member of the Koerner Heights Church of the Mennonite Brethren in Newton. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a staff sergeant. He retired from Southwestern Bell as a supervisor.

Survivors include a daughter, Lori (Schroeder) McCoy and husband Monty of Wichita; a daughter-in-law, Mary Schroeder of Franklin, Pa.; a sister, Vera Sills and husband John of Newton; a brother, Harold Schroeder and wife Sharon of Wichita; a brother, Earl Schroeder and wife Melba of Wichita; a brother, Jim Schroeder and wife Beth of Wichita; a sister-in-law, Delores Schroeder of Newton; grandchildren, Justin and Megan Keely of Franklin, Pa., Devon Keely of North Carolina, Jordan McCoy and Tiffany Wood of Wichita, Nick McCoy and wife Brandi of Wichita, Tim McCoy of Vail, Colo., and Daniel Mailey; and great-grandchildren, Brayden and Kylie Wood, and Kaden and Tegan Keely.

He also was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Mark R. Schroeder; a daughter, Terri D. Schroeder; a brother, Clarence Schroeder; sisters, Esther Sidener, Bernice Schroeder and Vella Vogt.

Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton. Family will greet friends 5 to 7 p.m. today at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home.

Services will be at 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday at Koerner Heights Church of the Mennonite Brethren. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association in care of the funeral home.