Louis F. Schroeder, son of Henry and Anna Schroeder, was born December 30, 1890, in Crawford County near Manning, Iowa, and there remained until young manhood.

In 1911, he came to South Dakota to work. He later returned to Manning, where he was married to Alvina M. Schrum, February 11, 1914. In the spring of that year the couple came to Moody County to make their home on a farm southeast of Egan.

After farming for six years, the family moved to Egan in 1919. There Mr. Schroeder entered a hardware store partnership with his brother, Henry, after an original partnership had been broken by the death of his youngest brother, Fredrick, who was killed in action in World War I.

Louis and Alvina Schroeder were the parents of three children. They are: Mrs. Fritz (Eunice) Petersen, Virtus, and Mrs. Curtis (Stella) Kroshus all of Flandreau.

The Schroeders had just observed their 39th wedding anniversary this month.

Mr. Schroeder passed away suddenly at his home on February 16, 1953, at the age of 62 years, 1 month and 17 days.

He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith and had been, for many years, a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Egan.

Funeral services were held from the Methodist church in Egan on February 19, and interment was made in the Egan Hillside Cemetery.

Pallbearers were: Martin Dierks, Adolf Beyers, George Stombaugh, Creston Waxdahl, Ralph Jackson, and Charles Pagel.

Mr. Schroeder is survived by his wife and three children. He also leaves five grandchildren, four brothers, Henry of Egan, Herman and August of Flandreau and Johannes of Manning, and three sisters, Mrs. C.H. Jahn and Mrs. Augusta Vinke of Manning and Mrs. Irving Stombaugh of Egan. Also many other relatives and friends.

Those who came from a distance to attend the funeral of Louis F. Schroeder last Thursday were Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Jahn and Louis, Johannes Schroeder, Mr. and Mrs. Merlin Schroeder and Hugo Schrum, Manning, Iowa; Mrs. Wayne Jans, Westside, Iowa; Mrs. George Justice, Botna, Iowa; Gus Schrum, Denison, Iowa; William Schrum, Casey, Iowa; Mrs. Harry Behrend and Julius Ewoldt, Manilla, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kruse, Rochester, Minnesota; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Schrum, Hugo Schrum and Mrs. Morris Luvaas, Clark, South Dakota; Caroline and Henry Wessel, Madison and Ed Stammer of Huron.