Charlotte E.

(Erlandson) Schroeder

Charlotte "Patsy" "Pat" Esther (Erlandson) Schroeder passed away on October 5, 2023, with Rainbow Hospice services in place.

Pat was born on March 17, 1928, in Elmhurst, Illinois to Bill and Charlotte June (Rathmann) Erlandson. It was there that Pat met her lifelong friend May Marie. Pat and May Marie remained best friends for 90 years.

When Pat was 8, her family moved to Lake Mills, WI where her parents owned and operated the Lake Mills Leader newspaper. Pat and her parents were members of the Moravian Church next door to their home.

Pat was a proud graduate of Lake Mills High School, class of 1946. She attended reunions and remained in contact with her many friends from high school.

Pat earned her BA in Journalism from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa and received her Masters degree in Social Work from the University of Kentucky at Louisville. For many years she was a therapist with families and children at the Comprehensive Mental Health Services for Delaware County.

Pat married John "Jack" Juergen Schroeder on June 7, 1953.    Pat and Jack enjoyed traveling, journeying to South Africa, Europe, Mexico, Canada, and visiting Bayfield, WI every year. They had taken 5 cruises. Jack taught for 39 years and retired as a Professor of History, Specialty British Empire History at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.

After her parents passed, Pat and Jack relocated to Lake Mills. Pat was a longtime fan of the University Wisconsin Badgers and the Green Bay Packers. Pat and Jack enjoyed sharing meals with friends and hosting Packer Parties.  Jack passed away on January 14, 2018.

Pat met her friend Sue Noethe in 1985 while they were walking their dogs around Aztalan in Lake Mills. They became great friends, especially in recent years when Sue visited frequently while Pat was in an assisted living apartment and on hospice. Pat's family and friends learned that Pat liked gin and tonics and Culver's fish and shrimp for lunch and treated her frequently.

Thanks go to Rainbow Hospice, Staff at Reena, Sue and other friends and family who kept Pat's spirits up with cards, letters, photos, visits and outings to nearby restaurants and other locations in Fort Atkinson and Lake Mills.

At Pat's request there will be no services.

Following cremation, her ashes will be laid to rest in the Schroeder cemetery in Cedarburg, WI.

If desired, memorials would be appreciated to Rainbow Hospice or the Jefferson County Humane Society

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