Mrs. Ada Viola Schroder, 83, of Ellensburg, died at 8:30 a.m. Friday [May 2, 1952] in Ellensburg General Hospital. She was taken to the hospital 12 hours before following a stroke.
Mrs. Schroder was born in Kansas and came to Seattle from there 64 years ago. She moved from Seattle to Ellensburg 11 years ago with her husband, August Schroder, who died here April 11, 1947. They were married in Seattle, Sept. 16, 1910.
The Schroders lived most of the time here since 1941. Recently, Mrs. Schroder had made her home with a daughter, Mrs. A. O. (Mary) Page. Mrs. Schroder is survived by Mrs. Page, another daughter, Mrs. J. A. Mansfield of Spokane; a sister, Mrs. Bell Klink of Seattle; 12 grandchildren and 32 great grandchildren. Mrs. Tom (Alice Edna) Harrell of Thorp, a sister, died Jan. 19, 1952.
Mrs. Schroder had many friends gained during her 53 years in Seattle. Funeral services will be announced by the Honeycutt-Evenson Funeral Home. [IOOF Cemetery]
Contributed by: Shelli Steedman
