Duane Keith Schroeder (1942-2016)

Duane Keith Schroeder, 73, passed away Saturday, Dec. 24, 2016 in Salina. He was born Dec. 31, 1942 in Ellsworth County to Elmer and Evelyn (Estus) Schroeder.
  Duane lived most of his life in central Kansas. He worked most recently as a maintenance supervisor at National Beef in Dodge City. He also had various other jobs.
Duane is survived by daughters, Cindy Macmillan (Hugh) of Durham, N.C. and Amy Rogers (Curtis) of Lincoln, Neb.; sons, Pat Schroeder (Darci) of Ellsworth and Shawn Schroeder of Rangely, Colo.; mother, Evelyn Schroeder of Lyons; brother, Larry Schroeder of Cedar Point, Kan.; sisters, Phyllis Hogg (Micky) of Lyons and Jan O’Brien of Cottonwood Falls; former wife, Nancy Schroeder of Haven; step-children, Keith Nelson of Hutchinson, Kim Klassen of Council Bluffs, IA, Kristy McCall of Burrton, and Kelly Nelson of Pineville, Mo.; 17 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Elmer in 1995.
Visitation will be from 1 to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 30, at Parsons Funeral Home, Ellsworth, with family present from 6-8 p.m. Additional visitation will be from 10 a.m. to service time, Saturday, Dec. 31, 2016 at Parsons Funeral Home.
The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, at Parsons Funeral Home. Cremation will follow the service and a private family inurnment will take place at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Good Samaritan Society of Ellsworth or Friends of Animals, c/o, Parsons Funeral Home, P.O. Box 45, Ellsworth, Kan. 67439.
Condolences may be left at parsonsfh.com