Jerry Schroeder

Funeral Service Thursday, December 28, 2006, 10:30 AM First Presbyterian Church, Manning, Iowa Reverend Marshall Brown, Officiating

MusicHow Great Thou Art? Amazing Grace? Stephen Schroeder, Trumpet The Old Rugged Cross? Helen Wiese, Vocalist Just A Closer Walk With Thee? Connie Siepker, Organist

Casketbearers Joshua Linde         Travis Neumann               Markus Neumann   Russell Stribe            Ronald Frahm        Dale Kerkhoff

Honorary CasketbearersDonald Pfannkuch       Orren Ramsey  Orland Fara   Roy Soll    Gary Knueven          Bill Opperman        Ed Sextro  Jim McLaughlin      Don Zubrod             Jerry Schreck         Ed Venteicher         Ed Reischl     Leo Willenborg    Jerome Bluml

Interment with Military Honors Manning Cemetery, Manning, Iowa American Legion Post 22 Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3517

     Gerald Glen Jerry?, son of Albert and Hilda (Schroeder) Karsten, was born January 22, 1926, at Carroll, Iowa. He lived in Manning all his life with the exception of two years from 1936 to 1937 in Salem, Oregon. Jerry graduated from Manning High School in 1944.      Jerry was drafted into the United States Army on July 18, 1944, and entered active service at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on July 20, 1944. He then went through basic training at Camp Walters, Texas, and graduated in December. Jerry visited Manning enroute to arriving at Fort Ord, California on January 1, 1945. He then shipped out of San Francisco to the South Pacific on January 11, 1945, and joined the First Cavalry, 7th Regiment H Troop, into 81 Meter Martyrs with which he served in campaigns at New Guinea, Admiralty Islands, Leyte and Luzon. His unit then took amphibious training getting ready to hit Japan proper. They landed in Tokyo Bay, Yokohama, September 2, 1945 while the surrender terms were being signed aboard the USS Missouri. On September 8, 1945, General Chase led his troops into Tokyo to stand Honor Guard for General Douglas MacArthur at the American Embassy for the flag raising ceremony. His unit was assigned to the honor guard at the Imperial Palace grounds during their occupation in Tokyo. Jerry attained the rank of Staff Sergeant and was honorably discharged in August of 1946 from Camp McCoy, Wisconsin.      On October 19, 1946, Jerry was united in marriage with Joyce Jensen at the First Presbyterian Church in Manning by the Reverend Arthur Raeside. Jerry and Joyce made their home in Manning. Jerry then worked at Twin Gable Standard Service Dx Station. In 1949 he started with the Manning Elevator and the Ralston Purina Company until it became J&S Feed Service. He attended Feeding Advisory school at Ralston Purina Co. in St. Louis, MO, and served as a farm service consultant and feeding advisor for J&S until 1990. He stayed active as a custodian at the Presbyterian Church and performing lawn service for many lawns around town, including his own.      Jerry was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Manning for which he served as elder, trustee and custodian for several years. He was a 50-year member of the American Legion and a 60-year member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Jerry served on the Manning Chamber of Commerce and did a lot of team bowling. He was well acquainted everywhere he went and enjoyed a cup of coffee at Amoco, the round table at Debs Corner Caf and the homes of many farmers.      Jerry was diagnosed with cancer in May of 2003. Due to declining health, he became a resident of the Manilla Manor nursing home on December 1, 2006. Jerry died there on December 25, 2006, at the age of 80 years, 11 months and 3 days.      He is preceded in death by his parents; son Doug Schroeder; brother Wilbur Casey? Karsten; and sisters-in-law Donna Hansen, Ellen Rasmussen and Arlene Sinow.      Jerry is survived by wife Joyce Schroeder of Manilla; daughter Darla Neumann and friend John Wittrock of Manning; son Dana Schroeder of Georgia; daughter-in-law Teresa (Schroeder) Torkelson of Manning; eight grandchildren: Jamie Linde, Joshua Linde, Travis Neumann, Markus Neumann, Andrea Schroeder, Stephen Schroeder, Kari Schroeder, and Natalie Schroeder; sisters-in-law: Marlys Karsten of Manning; Phyllis and husband Dick Tow of Minnesota; Janice and husband Galen Ferry of Schleswig; brothers-in-law Glen Jensen and wife Lenora of Manning; Jack Rasmussen of Manilla; and Marlin Hansen of Manilla; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.