Clarence Henry Schroeder

Clarence Henry Schroeder was born on May 12, 1923 to Henry and Gladys Gaines Schroeder in Clark Township. Faribault County, Minnesota. He was inducted into the United States Army at Fort Snelling in December of 1944 and was deployed to Japan and the Philippine Islands during WWII. Clarence was honorably discharged in November of 1946. Clarence married Evelyn Pearl Schmidt Woyda on December 3, 1958 at Rice Lake United Brethren Church in Wells, MN. They had one son, James Henry born in 1962. Clarence worked as a forklift driver at Deluxe in Lake Mills and at Queens in Albert Lea from which he retired. Clarence also purchased a farm in Mansfield Township in 1960 and farmed until his retirement in 1981, when his son Jim began farming. He was an active member of Mansfield Lutheran Church. Clarence enjoyed fishing, camping, ice fishing, snowmobiling, numerous sight seeing and fishing trips, dancing, woodworking, building bird houses and of course his farm, gardens and flower beds. In his later years he decided to take up deer hunting and enjoyed wintering a few months each year in Pharr, Texas with his friend Helen. Survivors include his son, James Carol Schroeder of rural Alden; step-daughter-in-law, Thelma Woyda of Wells; step son-in-law, Mike Gleason of Denver, CO; friend, Helen Christensen of Albert Lea; sister, Jeanette Manville Wigern of Walters, MN, brother-in-law, Tom Bloomingdale of LeClaire, IA; sister-in-law, Evelyn Schmidt of Charles City, IA; step grandchildren, Rick Woyda of Cleveland, Paul Kari Woyda of New Prague, Brian Pam Woyda of Hammond, WI, Brenda Wittmer of Wells Amy Gleason Robert Olivas, Chris Gleason, Ryan Gleason, Beau Gleason, all of Denver, CO, and Aaron Tonya Gerber of Thompson, IA; several step great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. Clarence was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Evelyn, 1997; brother, Harold, 1986; sister, Eileen Bloomingdale; brothers-in-law, Harvey Schmidt, 1986, and Dale Schmidt; step son, Roger Woyda, 1995; step daughter, Maxine Gleason, 2005; step grandson, Joseph Wittmer, 2007; and step granddaughter, Tamara Woyda, 1959. Memorials are preferred to Crossroads Community Hospice.