Eileen Mae Schroeder

Eileen Schroeder of Sleepy Eye died Sunday, December 15th at Mayo Health Center in Mankato after a brief illness. Eileen Mae (Mecklenburg) Schroeder was born in New Ulm on September 22, 1932 to Arthur and Ella (Meyer) Mecklenburg. She grew up with her parents and four older brothers on the family farm in Milford Township until she and her parents moved to New Ulm in her early teens. She graduated from New Ulm High School in 1950 and began working in New Ulm. She continued to live with her parents in New Ulm until her marriage to Harill Schroeder on October 27, 1956. They lived in Sleepy Eye for two years until they moved to Harills home farm near Morgan in 1958. She raised their four children at the farm and meticulously kept track of family and farm finances. They moved to their home in Sleepy Eye in 1985. Eileen was loved beyond words by her husband, children, eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and extended family, who each had a very special relationship with her. She had a strong sense of family, both current and historic, and researched and kept accurate family history details. Eileen is survived by her husband of 63 years, Harill Schroeder of Sleepy Eye; her four children: Gary (Mary Jo) Schroeder of Sleepy Eye; Randy (Carol) Schroeder of Morgan; Tim (Etsuko) Schroeder of Mukilteo, Washington, and Sharon (Brian) Lendt of Watertown, South Dakota; Her eleven grandchildren: Dan (Kristen) Schroeder; Emily (Shawn) Krzmarzick, Rebecca (Chris) Hoerth, Kyle Schroeder, Katie (Cody) Nachreiner, Michael (Alannah) Lendt, Rachel (Tanner) Weiss, Angela Lendt, Grace Schroeder, Natalie Lendt, and Margaret Schroeder; Her three great-grandchildren Carson Krzmarzick, Addilyn Nachreiner, and Jacob Krzmarzick, and by many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Earl, Chester, Willard, and Wallace. Blessed be her memory. In lieu of flowers memorials are perferred to St. John's Lutheran Church. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Thursday, December 19, 2019 St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye 221 Walnut St SE Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Visitation 2 9:30 am - 10:30 am Friday, December 20, 2019 St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye 221 Walnut St SE Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Service Information 10:30 am Friday, December 20, 2019 St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Sleepy Eye 221 Walnut St SE Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Interment Information Zion Eden Cemetery Highway #30 1 mile North on 310th Ave Morgan, Minnesota, United States 56266 Reception To follow the service in the church basement.