Ida M. Schroeder

Ida M. Schroeder, 94, of Beecher, passed away, peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on May 8, 2020. She was born on October 2, 1925, in Grant Park, Illinois, the daughter of Edward and Anna (Franke) Rasmussen. She married Elyvern Schroeder on March 24, 1946, at the Peotone United Methodist Church, where she was a Sunday School teacher and a member of the Ladies Aid. Ida loved baking, gardening, word search books and being a farmer’s wife. She is survived by her husband, Elyvern; son, Larry (Pat) Schroeder of Beecher; daughter, Laurie (Gary) Anderson of Peotone; grandsons, Brad (Jessica) Schroeder of Beecher; Bryan (Jessica) Schroeder; granddaughters, Megan (Aaron) Etienne, of Plainfield; Mallory (Bryan) Martin of Grant Park; and Melissa (Nick) Robinson of Bourbonnais. Great grandchildren, Jaida Schroeder, Jack, Beckham, and Evie Schroeder, Madison and Connor Etienne, Paige Martin and Nolan Robinson, along with her brother, George Rasmussen, and several nieces and nephews. Ida was preceded in death by infant daughter, Marla; her parents; sisters, Edith Dubbert, May Stadt, Mary McKinstry; and brothers, Gerald and Howard Rasmussen. The funeral will be private.