Ralph C. Schroeder

A funeral service for Ralph C. Schroeder will be held on Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church in Alma, Nebraska, with Pastor Jason Bonnickson and Pastor Gale Dorn officiating. Interment will follow at the Alma Cemetery, at Alma, with Military Honors.

Ralph Carl Schroeder, 97, of Alma, departed this life on Friday, November 17, 2023 at Christian Homes Care Community at Holdrege, Nebraska. Ralph was born on October 26, 1926, at Oxford, Nebraska, the third of seven children, raised by William Henry Otto and Katie Belle (Tammen) Schroeder.  He was raised on a farm south of Oxford on the farm.  He attended and graduated from Oxford High School with the class of 1944.

He was inducted into the United States Navy on February 14, 1945, and served abord the USS Adm. H. Rodman and the USS Spokane.   He was awarded the Victory Medal, the American Area Medal, and the Asiatic Pacific Medal and was then honorably discharged.

On October 4, 1946, Ralph was united in marriage to Betty Jane Williams at the Phillips County Court House in Phillipsburg, Kansas.  This union was blessed with three children:  Margo, Trudi, and Randy.  The couple lived in Furnas County, Nebraska, north of Oxford, Nebraska from 1946-47.  In 1947, they moved to Huntley and Ralph farmed and later managed the local elevator.

Later, Ralph worked for 25 years at BD in Holdrege until his retirement in 1992.  Ralph enjoyed wood working, gardening, and in his younger years, shooting blue rock.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Betty in 2003; and his siblings:  Evelyn and Jim Featherston; Floyd and Wanda Schroeder; Geraldine "Geri" and Floyd Malone; Dorothy Martin; and Dale Donnelly; and a brother-in-law, Wesley Farr.

He leaves to mourn his passing, his daughters:  Margo Walker and husband, LeRoy of Holdrege; and Trudi Tompkins and her husband, Daryl of Clarina, Iowa; and son, Randy Schroeder of rural Huntley; seven grandchildren:  Scott Walker and his wife, Amy of Holdrege; Shawn Walker and his wife, Adrian of Lincoln, Nebraska; Trevor Tompkins and his wife, Angela of Shenandoah, Iowa; Eric Tompkins and his wife, Amber of Vilonia, Arkansas; Seth Schroeder and his wife, Ellie of Kearney, Nebraska; Ethan Schroeder and his wife, Emily of Gretna, Nebraska; Staci Leahy of Bennington, Nebraska; 18 great-grandchildren:  Aedan, Rowan, and Kieran Leahy; McKenzie Zaruba, Allison and Liam Walker; Elle and William Walker; Braxton, Brady, Kannon Schroeder; Jaxon, Annelise, and Hudson Schroeder; Casey and Audrey Tompkins; and Kelby and David Tompkins; his sister, Charlotte Farr of Cambridge, Nebraska; along with a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends throughout the United States.

A visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church in Alma with the family greeting from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

A memorial has been established in Ralph's honor and the family prefers donations be made to honor his life.

Expressions of caring and kindness can be sent to the family at www.nelsonbauerfh.com

The Bauer-Torrey & Mach Funeral Home in Alma is in charge of the arrangements .

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