Patricia A. Schroeder
OTTAWA – Patricia A. Schroeder, 73, of Ottawa, died at 1:34 p.m. Monday, January 30, 2012 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima.  She was born February 9, 1938 in Cuba, OH to the late Alfred and Mary (Karhoff) Verhoff. On October 23, 1957, she married Eugene Schroeder who survives in Ottawa.
Also surviving are 5 children: Rose (Steve) Krietemeyer of Ft. Jennings, Gordon (Debra) Schroeder of New Bavaria, Karen (Kent) Niese of Miller City, Kurt Schroeder of Ottawa and Nate (Rachel) Schroeder of Pemberville; 13 grandchildren: Eric, Megan and Marissa Krietemeyer, Matthew and Andrew Huntsman, Bradley, Mark and Nicole Schroeder, Jared and Natasha Niese, Felicia Schroeder, Abigail and Alivia Schroeder; a great-grandchild, Gage Krietemeyer; 2 sisters: Mary Ann Siebeneck of New Cleveland and Darlene Verhoff of Chandler, Arizona; 3 brothers: Melvin (Kate) Verhoff of Happy Jack, Arizona; Gordon (Sharon) Verhoff of Glandorf and Leroy (Janet) Verhoff  of Glandorf.  She was preceded in death also by a brother: Dennis Verhoff .
Pat was a homemaker and  worked at  the Putnam County Sentinel.  She formerly worked at Hawkeys Pharmacy in Ottawa.  She was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Ottawa and its Altar Rosary Society and New Cleveland Catholic Ladies of Columbia.  She was a very loving mother and grandmother.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, February 3, 2012 at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, Ottawa, with Fr. Matt Jozefiak officiating.  Burial will follow in the church cemetery.   Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday at LOVE FUNERAL HOME, Ottawa where a scripture will be held at 2:30 p.m. and CLC Rosary at 7:30 p.m.
Memorials may be given to Multiple Sclerosis.
Condolences maybe expressed to:  www.lovefuneralhome.com.

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