Harold J. "Pete" Schroeder
LEIPSIC - Harold J. "Pete" Schroeder, 84, of Leipsic died at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at The Meadows of Leipsic. He was born April 23, 1931 in Leipsic to the late Vincent and Anna (Winkler) Schroeder. On April 30, 1960 he married his wife of over 55 years, Frances Laubenthal, and she survives in Leipsic.
Also surviving are 4 children: Lisa Gilley of Beavercreek, Jeff (Brenda) Schroeder of Findlay, Tony (Faune) Schroeder of Leipsic, and Patrick (Karen) Schroeder of Bowling Green; 13 grandchildren; 4 brothers: Cleo (Kathleen) Schroeder, Norman (Marilyn) Schroeder, Othmar (Rita) Schroeder, and Leon "George" (Karen) Schroeder all of Leipsic; and 2 sisters: Rita Oedy of Toledo and Leona Korte of Leipsic.
Pete was the owner / operator of Schroeder Garage Door Sales. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Leipsic, Leipsic AMVETS, Leipsic Eagles, Ottawa American Legion, and Ottawa Knights of Columbus. Pete was a US Army Veteran. He loved the Cleveland Indians and bowling.
A special thanks to the staff of The Meadows of Leipsic for their wonderful care of Pete.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 8, 2015 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Leipsic with Fr. William Pifher officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. on Friday and one hour prior to the mass on Saturday at LOVE-HEITMEYER FUNERAL HOME, Leipsic. There will be a K of C rosary at 7:30 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to St. Mary's Parish Life Center.
Condolences can be expressed at: www.lovefuneralhome.com.