Wanita Schroeder

Visitation

After 2:30, Monday December 10, 2007 at

Ohde Twit Funeral Home in Carroll with

Rosary at 3:00

Vigil service at 7:30.

The casket will be moved to Holy Spirit Church Tuesday at 9:00 for visitation prior to the Funeral mass.

Mass of Christian Burial

10:30 Tuesday, December 11, 2007 at

Holy Spirit Church in Carroll, Iowa

Fr. James McCormick, officiating

Burial

Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carroll, Iowa

Casket Bearers

Curt Batta, Todd Batta, Nick Schroeder, Paul Rozell, Kurt Rohrbeck, Speed Dirkx, and Bob Dirkx

Honor Guard

Tom Goetzinger, Doug Goetzinger, Craig Wiskus, John Dirkx, Bob Dirkx, Shawn Dirkx, Tim Dirkx, and Senator Tom Harkin

Gift Bearers

Brenda Rozell, Amy Batta, and Julie Batta

Lectors

Beverly Schroeder and Deb Goetzinger

Music

Barb McDermott and the Holy Spirit Choir

Soloist: John Wagner

Mass Servers

Dawn Schroeder, Courtney Schroeder, and Brittany Boldt

            Wanita Helen, daughter of Raymond and Frances (Wuebker) Dirkx, was born July 4, 1931 at Auburn, Iowa.   She grew up in the Templeton area and attended school at Sacred Heart in Templeton. After her mothers death in 1948 she began working at home and helping raise her other siblings.       

            On June 26, 1950 Wanita was united in marriage with Ray Schroeder at Sacred Heart Church in Templeton.  Five children were born into this union and the family resided in Carroll. After her children were old enough, Wanita began working for Tonys Restaurant in Carroll and for General Electric.  She continued working until she was diagnosed with cancer in 2004.

            Wanita was a member of Holy Spirit Church in Carroll and in her spare time she loved to bake, cross-stitch, crochet, and collect salt and pepper shakers.  Most of all she loved spending time with her family.

            After the death of her husband in 2006, Wanita continued to live at home as she battled cancer.  On December 7, 2007 she was admitted to St. Anthony Hospital in Carroll, Iowa where she died that evening at the age of 76 years, 5 months, and 3 days.

Wanita was preceded in death by her parents, husband, son Mike Schroeder and wife Lorene; brothers-in-law Chuck Wiskus, and Elmer, Leonard, Harold, Dick, and Alvin Schroeder; sisters-in-law Cheryl Dirkx, Delores Preusser, Mildred Minton, and Rita Cedar; niece Cathy Dirkx; and nephew Christopher Wiskus.

She is survived by children Jim Schroeder and wife Cindy of Carroll; Joyce Schroeder of Denison; Wanda and husband Richard Batta of Lanesboro; and Beverly Schroeder of Urbandale; 7 grandchildren; 9 great-grandchildren; siblings: Marcellus Dirkx of Salem, OR; Maxine and husband Vince Goetzinger of Roselle; Merle Dirkx and wife Marlene of El Paso, TX; Lyle Speed? Dirkx and wife Mary Kay of Carroll; Cleo Wiskus of Exira; Bob Dirkx and wife Carole of Carroll; and Dave Dirkx of El Paso, TX; sisters-in-law: Irma Merrill of Newton; Lorene Nelson of Albion, NE; and Antoinette and husband Don Cooper of Gretna, NE; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.