Obit: Schroeder, Lester August (1918 – 2008)

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Surnames: Schroeder, Kitzrow, Suiter, Lehmann

----Source: Marshfield News Herald (Wood Co., Wis.) Friday, 21 Nov. 2008

Schroeder, Lester August (23 Oct. 1918 – 19 Nov. 2008)

Lester August Schroeder, 90, Marshfield, died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, at the Marshfield Care Center.

Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, at the Church of Christ. Burial of ashes will be at Hillside Cemetery.

Friends may call from 9 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the church.

The Hansen-Schilling Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

He was born Oct. 23, 1918, in Athens, son of August and Lydia (Kitzrow) Schroeder. He married Leotta Suiter. Lester farmed in the town of Marshfield area for many years, drove a milk truck and was employed at the Wood County Farm Supply in Arpin.

He is survived by his wife, Leotta, Marshfield; two children, Sarah (Michael) Lehmann, Schofield, and John Schroeder, Marshfield. He is further survived by three grandchildren.