Dwaine Schroeder

Dwaine Joseph "Joe" Schroeder was born on November 30, 1939 on a farm near Tipton, Kansas, the son of Charles N. and Minnie Maude Wright Schroeder. He died Saturday, December 24, 2005 in Salina, Kansas at the age of 66 years.
Joe grew up and attended school in Tipton, and helped care for his parents.
He was a farmer/rancher at Tipton all of his life. Never one to say no if anyone asked for help, he was always there.
Joe enjoyed watching western movies and TV shows, as well as spending time making various projects out of iron.
He was a member of the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Tipton, the Cattleman's Association, and the National Rifle Association.
Joe was preceded in death by his father, Charles in 1997; his mother, Minnie in 2002; one sister, Kathleen Emerson in 2000; one brother, Larry in 2000; and a niece, Tammy Schroeder in 1993.
He is survived by his brother, Daniel and his wife Sarah of Ottumwa, Iowa; his sister, Francine Fieser and her husband Harold of Norwich; one sister-in-law, Glenda Schroeder; two nephews who he considered grandchildren, Jason and Dustin Vieselmeyer; his two favorite dogs, Smokey and Cindy; and a host of great nieces and nephews, and friends.

"Do not stand by my grave and weep.
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow,
I am a diamond glint on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle Autumn rain.
When you awake in the morning hush,
I am the swift uplifting rush,
Of quiet birds in circling flight.
I am the soft starshine at night.
Do not stand by my grave and cry,
I am not there…I did not die."

Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM Wednesday, December 28, 2005, at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Tipton with burial in the Church Cemetery. A vigil service will be at 7:00 PM Tuesday at the church. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Tuesday at the McDonald Funeral Home in Beloit. Memorials may be given to the church, the American Diabetes Association or the Saline Co. Dialysis Center.