Burial headstone, St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Glandorf, OH
Burial monument, Saint John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Glandorf, OH

Documents:
Death Record, State of Ohio
Marriage to Elizabeth Wortman, St Marys Catholic Church, Leipsic, OH

Burial monument, St Marys Catholic Cemetery, Leipsic, OH

Burial monument, St Marys Catholic Cemetery, Leipsic, OH

Documents:
Birth Record, St Marys Catholic Church, Leipsic, OH
1930 Census, Liberty Twp, Putnam, OH
1940 Census, Liberty Twp, Putnam, OH
Birth Record, Putnam County, OH

Burial monument, St Marys Catholic Cemetery, Leipsic, OH

Obituary:
LEIPSIC - Victor C . Schroeder, 66, of 517 S. Poplar St., died at his home at 11:30 a.m. Monday. He was a retired farmer. Mr. Schroeder was born Sept. 14, 1905 in Liberty Township, Putnam County, to Andrew and Elizabeth (Wortman) Schroeder. He married Lauretta Warnecke, and she survives. Also surviving are two sons, Norbert and Eugene, both of Leipsic; three daughters, Mrs. Louis (Norma) Schroeder, Bluffton, Ind.; Mrs. John (Ruth Ann) Kemper, Ottoville and Mrs. Paul (Mary) Quint, Columbus; three sisters, Mrs. Louis Utrup and Mrs. Joe Haselman, both of Leipsic; and Mrs. John Ellerbrock, Ottawa; anil 19 grandchildren. Mr. Schroeder was a member of St. Marys Catholic Church of Leipsic, the Holy Name Sodiety, St. Vincent DePaul Society, the Leipsic Grange and was a charter member of the Leipsic Hunting and Fishing Association. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the church, Msgr. Mark Vogel officiating. Burial will be in St. Marys Cemetery. Visitation will be after 7 p.m. today in the. Peoples Funeral Home. Prayer services will be at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home.
- Findlay Republican-Courier, June 20, 1972

Documents:
Birth Record, Putnam County, OH
Birth Record, St Marys Catholic Church, Leipsic, OH
1940 US Census, Van Buren Twp, Putnam, OH

Burial monument, St Marys Catholic Cemetery, Leipsic, OH

Documents:
Death Record, St Marys Catholic Church, Leipsic, OH

Burial monument, St Marys Catholic Cemetery, Leipsic, OH
Burial monument (detail of inscription), St Marys Catholic Cemetery, Leipsic, OH

Documents:
1930 Census, Liberty Twp, Putnam, OH
1940 Census, Liberty Twp, Putnam, OH

Burial monument, St Marys Catholic Cemetery, Leipsic, OH

Documents:
Birth Record, State of Ohio
1930 Census, Liberty Twp, Putnam, OH
1940 Census, Liberty Twp, Putnam, OH
Marriage Record, Allen County, OH

Burial monument, Saint Marys Cemetery, Leipsic, OH

Obituary:
NORBERT JOSEPH SCHROEDER, 78, died at 9:45 p.m. Oct. 30, 2006, at his residence.
He was born Oct. 19, 1928, in Leipsic to Victor and Lauretta Warnecke Schroeder, who preceded him in death. On Oct. 10, 1953, he married Mary Elizabeth �Betty� Mesker, who survives in Leipsic.
Mr. Schroeder retired as a dairy farmer. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Leipsic, and its Holy Name Society. He was a member of Milk Marketing, the Dairy Farmers of America, Knights of Columbus Council 1757, Ottawa, and Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 2793, Leipsic, and he was a social member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9547, Leipsic.
Survivors also include four sons, Thomas (Margaret) Schroeder, of Reading, Mich., Steven (Julie) Schroeder, of Leipsic, Charlie Schroeder, of Reading, Mich., and Joe (Yvette) Schroeder of Leipsic; four daughters, Carol (Phil) Lawson, of Findlay, Sharon (Nick) Inkrott, of Leipsic, Kathy (John) Hart, of Granite Falls, N.C., and Suzi (Larry) McCullough, of Pandora; 26 grandchildren; a brother, Eugene (Carol) Schroeder, of Leipsic; and three sisters, Janie (Lou) Schroeder of Bluffton, Ind., Ruth (Larry) Johnson, of Leipsic, and Mary (Paul) Quint, of Pandora.
He was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Betty Schroeder.
A Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Leipsic. Father George Wenzinger will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday and 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Love-Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Leipsic, where a Knights of Columbus rosary service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Memorial contributions may be made to Putnam County Home Health & Hospice or the charity of the donor�s choice.
- Love-Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Leipsic, OH

Documents:
Birth Record, State of Ohio
1930 Census, Liberty Twp, Putnam, OH
1940 Census, Liberty Twp, Putnam, OH
Marriage record, Putnam County, OH

Documents:
1940 Census, Liberty Twp, Putnam, OH

Burial monument, St Marys Catholic Cemetery, Leipsic, OH

Obituary:
Eugene E. "Gene" Schroeder, 82, of Leipsic died at 8:45 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 2015 at The Meadows of Leipsic. He was born June 2, 1933 in Liberty Township , to the late Victor C. and Loretta (Warnecke) Schroeder. On January 15, 1955 he married Jane Kuhlman who passed away September 28, 1982. On May 22, 1993 he married Carol Wyant Settlemire who survives in Leipsic.
He is survived by three children: Victoria (Charles) Hasselschwert of Dupont, Beverly Siferd of Findlay, Timothy (Linda) Schroeder of Glandorf; two stepdaughters: Dawn (John) Stange of Schaller, IA, Ann (Tim Ricker) Morman of Columbus Grove; three sisters: Jane (Lou) Schroeder of Bluffton, IN, Ruth (Larry) Johnson of Leipsic, Mary (Paul) Quint of Pandora; a sister-in-law: Betty Schroeder of Leipsic; 6 grandchildren, 7 step-grandchildren, a step-great-grandchild, and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a son Michael Schroeder and a brother Norbert Schroeder.
He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Leipsic. He retired from Gerken Material Inc, Ottawa . He was a member of the Leipsic Eagles, Findlay Moose, and a social member of the Leipsic VFW. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping, snowmobiling, traveling, carpentry work and especially his retirement life.
Funeral service will begin 10:00 a.m. Monday, July 27, 2015 at Love-Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Leipsic with Fr. Bill Pifher officiating. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Cemetery, Leipsic. Visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and one hour prior to the service on Monday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Burial headstone, St. Vincent DePaul Cemetery, Shepherd, MI

Documents:
1910 Census, Coe Twp, Isabella, MI
1930 Census, Coe Twp, Isabella, MI
1940 Census, Coe Twp, Isabella, MI

Burial headstone, Graafschap Cemetery, Holland, MI

Burial headstone, Graafschap Cemetery, Holland, MI

Burial monument, Evergreen Cemetery, Kalkaska Twp, Kalkaska, MI

Obituary:
Mrs. EVelyn B. Doepker, 86, of Kalkaska, died Thurs., Oct. 1, 1992, at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center.
Mrs. Doepker had been a resident of Kalkaska since 1939. She was a member of the Kalkaska Church of Christ and the American Legion Auxiliary. She had been employed by Kalkaska Memorial Health Center until her retirement in 1970, and enjoyed reading, crocheting, and her grandchildren.
Mrs. Doepker was born in Charlevoix County on March 2, 1906, the daughter of the late Allen and Margaret Todd Sherk. On May 20, 1940, in Petoskey she was married to Alex F. Doepker who preceded her in death on July 18, 1945.
Surviving are two daughters, Ruth Anne Snyder and Donald Barrett both of Kalkaska; one brother, Charles Sherk of Walloon Lake; one sister, Vivian Cooper of Kalkaska; seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Beth Snook and Marguerite Sherk.
Funeral services were held Sat., Oct. 2, 1992, at the Wolfe Funeral Home in Kalkaska. E. Dan Johnson and Father Patrick J. Barrett officiated. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Kalkaska.
- the Kalkaskian, 10/14/1992

Obituary:
Gary M. Schafer, 44, of Sebewaing, died unexpectedly Monday, August 7, 2006, at his home. He was born June 20, 1962 in Saginaw, son of Alex "Sonny" and Joanne K. (Doepker) Schafer. He had been self employed. Gary was a graduate of the University of Florida. He served 5 1/2 years in the United States Navy. He was of the Catholic faith. He enjoyed golf, Nascar and was an avid sports fan, especially for the "Gators." Surviving are his parents, Alex "Sonny" Schafer and Joanne Schafer, both of Saginaw; two sisters, Lori (Steven) Sella, of Unionville, and Brenda Schafer, of Sebewaing, his grandmother, Katie Schafer, of Caro; nieces and nephews, Ryan and Tabatha Sella, Nicole Sella, and her special friend, Bryce; Jordan and Tyler Heckroth; great-niece, Laikyn Sella; great-nephew, Alexander Sella; several aunts and uncles; also his two cats, Spook and Scooby. He was preceded in death by one sister, Leanne Schafer. The Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m. on Friday, August 11, 2006, at Holy Family Catholic Church. Fr. John Weis will officiate with burial in Roselawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Saginaw.
-HURON DAILY TRIBUNE, 8/9/2006

Obituary:
SCHAFER, MR. ALEX "SONNY" Saginaw Twp., Michigan Beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2013 at Toni and Trish House in Auburn. Age 78 years. The son of the late Alexander and Catherine (Meyer) Schafer, Alex was born on October 12, 1934 in Saginaw, Michigan. Alex married Joanne Doepker, his loving wife of 56 years, on December 28, 1957. She survives. Alex, Joanne and his parents were the former owners of Old Heidelberg Inn in Sebewaing. Alex served in the United States Army from 1957 to 1959. He enjoyed canoe racing, snowmobiling, and was an avid hunter and outdoorsman. For the last 15 years, he and Joanne spent their winters in Florida and loved spending his time on the beach and enjoying all Florida had to offer. Surviving besides his wife, Joanne are two daughters, Lori and Steven Sella, Unionville; Brenda Schafer, Sebewaing; four grandchildren, Ryan (Tabatha) Sella, Nicole Sella, Jordan Heckroth and Tyler Heckroth; three great-grandchildren, Laikyn, Alexander and Benton; a sister, Betty Guenther, Sebewaing. Alex was preceded in death by a son and a daughter, Gary Schafer and Leanne Schafer, also a brother-in-law, Duane Guenther. Funeral Liturgy will take place at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 14, 2013 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. Rev. Fr. James Carlson will officiate with interment to follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at The Snow Funeral Home, 3775 N. Center Rd., (between Shattuck and McCarty), where the family will be present on Sunday from 12:00 Noon to 6:00 p.m. and on Monday at the church from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass. The family will share memories at 5:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to Toni and Trish House or Grace Hospice.
- Snow Funeral Home, Saginaw, MI