Doral Olivia Schroeder

WYNOT — Doral Olivia Schroeder, 87, Wynot, died June 21, 2021, at her home.

Mass of Christian Burial was June 25 at the Holy Family (Sacred Heart) Catholic Church, Wynot, with Rev. An Duy Phan officiating. Burial was in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Wynot.

Visitation and a Vigil Service were Thursday.

Urnbearers were Ethan Schroeder, Evan Schroeder, Aubrey Vasquez, Shane Hilbrands and Melissa Melcher.

Arrangements were under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home, Hartington.

Doral was born June 17, 1934, to Maurice and Julia (Wiebelhaus) Ketter at Fordyce. She attended school at District 1 Wynot for first and second grade, then moved with her family to California. The family moved back to Wynot in her freshman year, graduating with the class of 1951. Following high school she worked at Sacred Heart Hospital as a dictaphone stenographer.

Doral married Don Schroeder June 25, 1960, and to this union three children were born.

Doral was a homemaker for the first 11 years of their marriage and when the children were older, she went to cosmetology school and graduated in 1971. She opened a beauty shop in her home and worked there for 30 years. Doral helped with a lot of fish fries and worked for Wynot Insurance for four years later in her life. Then she retired to take care of Don and herself.

Doral was a member of the Sacred Heart Alter Society and the American Legion Auxiliary.

She enjoyed watching her children participate in Wynot sports and attended many activities. Later, she followed her grandsons playing football for the Yankton Bucks. She always watched and cheered whenever a Nebraska Huskers football or volleyball game was on.

Doral is survived by two sons, Kirk (Jeanne), Yankton, S.D., and Kary (Diane), Rock Rapids, Iowa; sisters, Norma Foster, Wynot, and Linda Stodola, Fremont; brother, Stanley of Ponca; and sister-in-law, Nadene Ketter, Wynot; five grandchildren, Aubrey Vasquez, Kearney; Ethan (Sarah) Schroeder, Kearney; Evan Schroeder, Yankton, S.D.; Melissa (Mike) Melcher, Jasper, Minn.; Shane (Allison) Hilbrands, Iowa City, Iowa; and three great-grandchildren Maddox, Emma and Samuel.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years Don; daughter, Keely; infant brother, Ronald Ketter; and brother, Maurice Ketter Jr.; sisters, Sandra Ketter and Lucy Holdorf; and brothers-in-law, Glen Foster and Milo Stodola.