Thomas L. Schroder, 66, of Clarion passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020 at
his home in Clarion.
Visitation for Thomas Schroder will be held from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM on
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Ewing Funeral Home, 1801 Central Avenue East in
Clarion.
Graveside services will follow at 11:30 AM at Fairview Cemetery in Dows with
Joey Keller officiating.
Those in attendance will be asked to follow social distancing guidelines and
encouraged to wear a face covering.
Thomas Larry, son of Jack E. and Doris (Boggs) Schroder, was born on February
22, 1954 in Stuttgart, Germany. Tom grew up on a farm outside of Dows and went
to school in Dows before moving to Rowan.
In 1972, Tom enlisted in the Army. Tom did basic training in Fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri and infantry training in Fort Polk, Louisiana. He was then stationed in
Gelnhausen, Germany. In 1975, Tom was honorably discharged and moved back to
Clarion.
Tom was united in marriage to Judith Anderson on February 19, 1977 in Bethany,
Missouri. Tom re-enlisted in the Army in 1977 and went to military police school
in Fort McClellan, Alabama. Tom and his family moved to Fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri and Tom worked as a Military Police Game Warden. In 1980, Tom was
stationed in 503rd Military Police Company in Frankfurt, Germany and worked in
the Gelnhausen area. Tom ended his tour of service. He moved back to the Galt
area and served in the National Guard in the 133rd Infantry in Iowa Falls and
Hampton. Tom worked at Triggs in Belmond and later at Hagie Manufacturing in
Clarion.
Tom enjoyed tending to his flower and vegetable gardens, winemaking and spending
time at the gun club. Most of all, Tom loved being with his grandchildren and
family.
Tom is survived by his wife Judith of Clarion; children Trish (Duane) Wempen of
Stratford, Aaron (Talena) Johnson of Killeen, Texas, and Shawn (Shaylee)
Schroder of Clarion; grandchildren Timothy (Kelsey), Nathan, Megan, Daniel, Ian,
and Luke; great-grandchildren Aubree, Carson, Bentley and Delaney; and many
other family and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents; grandparents; sister Shelley; and
brother Doug.