Wasco-Hood River County OR Archives Obituaries.....Schroeder, Jurgen "Ruty" April 22, 1988 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Ila Wakley iwakley@msn.com March 14, 2006, 10:14 pm The Dalles Weekly Reminder, April 29, 1988 Jurgen "Ruty" Schroeder, a resident of The Dalles for the past 25 years, died at a local nursing home April 22. He was 91. Mr. Schroeder was born Feb. 26, 1897 at Petersdorf, Germany. When he was eight years old, his family emigrated to New Liberty, Iowa where his father started a farm. He moved to Oregon in 1914, and lived in the Hood River area for a number of years, where he and his wife owned and operated a store. The Schroeders had a famous rose garden while living in Hood River. Mr. Schroeder had no known survivors. His wife, Ora May, preceded him in death in 1972. Graveside funeral services were held at The Dalles Odd Fellows Cemetery. Spencer, Libby & Powell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. Additional Comments: Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Weekly Reminder, The Dalles, Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006). File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/wasco/obits/s/schroede246gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb