Information taken from the May 25, 1997 Decatur Alumni Banquet booklet

Spouse:  Debbie Marie

Children:  4 Michael, Diane, Michael and Andre

Grandchildren: 6

After graduation I started out farming in Decatur and then joined the Navy for 5 years.  I moved from Decatur seven years after my release from the Navy to California where I worked in the welding field.

 I worked my way up to Director of Manufacturing for the Aero Space Company.  I retired from Aero Space as a specialist in welding and then moved to Oregon where I have returned back to a farm type of life with cows, horses, chickens, turkeys, etc.

 My hobby is fixing up and repairing rental houses.

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September 7, 1929 - May 6, 1999

Neil Raymond Schroder, 69, of Parkdale, OR, died May 6, 1999, at his home.  A funeral service was held May 11 at Anderson Funeral Home, Hood River, OR.  A graveside service and burial was May 12 at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.

He was born September 7, 1929, in Decatur to Richard H. and Mayme C. (Ponton) Schroder.  He graduated from Decatur High School in 1947.

Soon after graduation, he joined the United States Navy Special Forces where he serve until September 1951.  Following his discharge, he worked as a farmer in Decatur until moving to Whittier, CA, in 1957.  There he was employed as a manufacturing director at Aerospace.

He retired in 1992 and moved to Parkdale where he owned a small farm.  Family members say he enjoyed the farm lifestyle which reminded him of his youth.  He took time to help friends and family with farm projects such as baling hay for many in the community.

Schroder was a member of the Elks Lodge, both in California and Oregon.  He also served 17 years as an Eagle Scout leader.

Survivors include his wife, Debbie of Parkdale; daughter, Diane Buckley of Woodinville, WA; sons, Michael Schroder of Riverdale; Michael Borrego of Hood River, OR, and Andre Borrego of California; two sisters, Marilyn Myers of Chandler, AZ, and Darlene Bush of Albany, OR; and one brother, Dwight Schroder of Onawa, IA.