Obituary
Gary D. Schroeder, 78, passed away January 17, 2022 in Orlando, Florida. He was born March 18, 1943, in Elgin Illinois, the son of Clarence and Eleanor (Winkelhake) Schroeder.
Gary graduated from Boone High School in Orlando, Florida in 1961. After High School, he attended Orlando Jr. College. He served in the Army Reserves and worked in construction for several years. In 1966, Gary started his 41-year career with AAL (Thrivent) as a District Representative. He loved serving families and helping others. He married Peggy (Shaeffer) on November 20, 1970 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Orlando, Florida. They celebrated 51 years of marriage in November. Gary enjoyed spending time with his family in their mountain home in Maggie Valley, North Carolina.
In addition to his parents, Gary was predeceased by brother, Terry “Skip” Schroeder. He is survived by his wife, Peggy, his daughters, Lynn Cera (Tim), Karen Wilson (Chad), and Cheryl Parsch (Steve), as well as 7 grandchildren.
A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, January 25, 2:00pm at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, Oviedo, Florida.
Memorial donations may be made to the Lutheran Haven Benevolence Fund (Click Here) or St. Luke’s Lutheran Church (Click Here).
Praise God for His gift of salvation through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ! We are confident that we'll be reunited in the resurrection!
"Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going." Gary believed this because he trusted Jesus as his Savior and Lord and that he stood forgiven unde the cross. He also nurtured this faith with you his family. As a faithful member of Christ's church on earth and now he is a member of the Church triumphant. We rejoice in that and in the promise of the words of a great hymn which says, "Because He lives I can face tomorrow." Susan and Dave Parsch
He was able to put up with my good points and bad points and never complained
He will be so missed . He had the biggest heart and most generous character.
G-d needed an angel to watch over us and he chose Gary.
Hopefully, G-d and he will get our country back in shape
Will remember all our conversations and the barbs we shared back and forth.
Peggy and he were meant for each other and they raised three awesome daughters
I was blessed to have him in my life.
Now he is an angel watching over us and hopefully G-d and he can make our country a better place in which to live
Jeff