Clinton Paul Schroeder, 82

1929-2011

Clinton P. Schroeder, 82, of Hayden, died Aug. 26, 2011, in Coeur d'Alene.

During his long professional career, Schroeder spent more than 20 years with the Lutheran Laity Movement for Stewardship of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, first as a fundraising consultant and then seven years as Executive Director of the organization. He also served as Vice President for Development of Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa, for eight years.

He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1950, and was stationed in Enid, Okla., and London, England. He received his discharge from the Air Force in England and joined the administrative staff of the University of Maryland Overseas Program, being assigned to the London office and later to headquarters of the program in Heidelberg, Germany. Schroeder also was owner and publisher of weekly newspapers in Altamont, Ill., his hometown, and in Cassville, Wis.

Born in Altamont on Feb. 5, 1929, he was the son of Ernst and Alma (Schwerdtfeger) Schroeder, the youngest of eight children. He was baptised Feb. 17, 1929, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Altamont. Clint and Joan E. Groves of Cricklewood, England, were married Aug. 14, 1954, at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Tottenham, London. They became the parents of three sons and a daughter.

Schroeder is survived by his wife of 57 years, Joan; three sons, John (Helen) of Aurora, Colo., Kurt (Deb) of Saylorville, Iowa, and Kris (Melanie) of Waukee, Iowa; daughter Kirsten Nipper (Joseph) of Coeur d'Alene; 10 grandchildren, Ian (Misty) Schroeder of Aurora, Allison Schroeder of Round Rock, Texas, Amy McCarty (Joel) of Des Moines, Even Schroeder, Sarah Schroeder and Quinn Schroeder, all of Waukee, Brandon Nipper (Sarah) of Corvallis, Ore., Jamison Nipper of Boise, Matthew Nipper of Moscow and Brooke Nipper of Coeur d'Alene; great-grandson Clint Schroeder of Aurora; and two sisters, Florence Joseph of Queensbury, N.Y., and Trudy Linberg of Grand Rapids, Mich.

A lifelong Lutheran, he was a charter member of Peace Lutheran Church in Coeur d'Alene. The cremains will be interred in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter, Iowa. Memorials may be given to the Building Fund of Peace Lutheran Church in Coeur d'Alene.

A memorial service was held for Clinton on Sept. 1, 2011, at Peace Lutheran Church in Coeur d'Alene.