Doris Mae Schroeder
July 04, 1937 - May 26, 2021
Obituary
MIDDLETON - Doris Mae Schroeder, age 83, of Middleton, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Ingleside Manor. She was born July 4, 1937, to Harold and Veronica (Rommelfanger) Schroeder in Sheboygan Falls, Wis. She earned degrees from UW-Whitewater and UW-Madison. From 1963 to 1994, she enjoyed working as a counselor and principal at Middleton High School.
Since retirement, she volunteered three years at the M.O.M. food pantry. She worked twenty years at the Middleton Senior Center serving as R.S.V.P. driver escort, receptionist, newspaper assembly and member of the Commission on Aging. In 2004, she was recognized by the Middleton Good Neighbor Board for service to the community. In 2015, she was nominated by R.S.V.P. and received the National and Community Service Award for more than 4000 hours of volunteer work.
Her leisure activities included reading, exercising, bowling, playing cards, casino trips, watching the Badgers, Packers and Brewers and visiting friends and neighbors.
Doris is survived by her sister, Gertrude Garczynski; brothers, Richard Schroeder and Robert (Agnes) Schroeder; nephews, Alan (Jeanne) Garczynski and Drew Garczynski; nieces, Sherry Muehlberg (Jim Simeral) and Sue (Mark) Phillips; and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Marie Muehlberg; brother, William (Judy) Schroeder; and brother-in-law, Edward Garczynski.
She was appreciative and thankful for the years of love and support from her family, Mary Dahmen and her family especially Matt and Bruce Legris, and other neighbors and friends. Her life was enriched by each person. At her request there will be no funeral service. Her ashes will be inurned at the gravesite of her parents in Sheboygan Falls, Wis.
Memorials may be made in her name to Middleton Outreach Ministry, 3502 Parmenter St., Middleton, WI 53562. All communication to the family may be sent to Gunderson Funeral Home.
“One hundred years from now, it will not matter how much money I had, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of car I drove, but the world may be different because I was important in the life of a child.”
Online condolences may be made at www.gundersonfh.com.
Gunderson West
Funeral & Cremation Care
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Arlene Dahmen and family
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Doris you were a special person in the Dahmen family. You came to all our celebration of Christmas, Thanksgiving, birthdays, and to meny to mention. Prayers and thoughts go out to the family's. She will be missed by her special friend Mary Dahmen.
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Lisa Wing
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You were so very important to the lives of so many of us who passed through your door.. I thank you for your kindness and caring ways.
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Sandra Witte
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Doris was the first person that I met at the Middleton Senior Center when I started. She volunteered for so many activities and she took me under her wing and taught me to always treat people with respect and a smile. Anyone coming into the Senior Center was greeted with her friendly spirit and smile. She was so genuine in her concern for others. She was one of the Volunteers that was honored in front of the City Council for all her hours she put in at the Center. I will miss her friendship and her kindness. She was one in a million and I'm glad she came into my life.
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Lorri Eisenberg Brito
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Nearly 40 years after our time at MHS, my friends and I still recall such fond memories of you. Thank you for your time and dedication to the students all those years.
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Daryl Simms
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Ms. Schroeder was known as a stern but fair Principal...she was respected by all. Safe to say, she was ahead of her time. You done good in your time on earth, Ms. Schroeder! You left a wonderful footprint. From a student at MHS in the early 70's. Daryl Simms
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Kathy ( Sjoquist)McQuillan
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You were important to me when I was a child. Thanks for being a great counselor. RIP. Kathy