Mary Jane Schrader, 96, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, of natural causes, in San Francisco, California.
Mary was born on November 7, 1919, and raised on a farm near Haverhill, Iowa. She lived most of her life in Iowa, including in Marshalltown, Iowa City, Monticello, Cedar Rapids, and West Des Moines. She recently relocated to San Francisco to be closer to her family.
A woman of solid Midwestern values and a consistently sunny outlook on life, she was unfailingly devoted to her family and deeply loved her sons and grandsons. She was a skilled bridge player, an aficionado of puzzles, and a devoted fan of her beloved Iowa Hawkeyes. She participated as a proud member of both Cedar Rapids and Des Moines chapters of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Well-liked by many, she will be remembered for her ever-present charm and humor, good cheer, and warm smile.
Her daughter-in-law, a hardened native New Yorker, observed that Mary was the most optimistic person she had ever met.
As a child, Mary often ventured near and peeked into the blacksmith shop owned by her grandfather Matthew Edel in the town of Haverhill. Many years later, she and other descendants of her grandfather agreed to donate that shop to the State of Iowa. It is now owned and exhibited to the public by the State Historical Society of Iowa and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Surviving her are sons Stephen of San Francisco and Scott and his wife Yunah Kim of Seoul, Korea, and her two grandsons, Theodore and Alexander Schrader.
She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Rose Edel, her sisters Helen and Bernice, and her loving husband of 48 years, Rex Schrader.
A memorial service to celebrate Mary's life will be held on July 8, at 1 pm, at the San Francisco Columbarium.
Mary was born on November 7, 1919, and raised on a farm near Haverhill, Iowa. She lived most of her life in Iowa, including in Marshalltown, Iowa City, Monticello, Cedar Rapids, and West Des Moines. She recently relocated to San Francisco to be closer to her family.
A woman of solid Midwestern values and a consistently sunny outlook on life, she was unfailingly devoted to her family and deeply loved her sons and grandsons. She was a skilled bridge player, an aficionado of puzzles, and a devoted fan of her beloved Iowa Hawkeyes. She participated as a proud member of both Cedar Rapids and Des Moines chapters of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Well-liked by many, she will be remembered for her ever-present charm and humor, good cheer, and warm smile.
Her daughter-in-law, a hardened native New Yorker, observed that Mary was the most optimistic person she had ever met.
As a child, Mary often ventured near and peeked into the blacksmith shop owned by her grandfather Matthew Edel in the town of Haverhill. Many years later, she and other descendants of her grandfather agreed to donate that shop to the State of Iowa. It is now owned and exhibited to the public by the State Historical Society of Iowa and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Surviving her are sons Stephen of San Francisco and Scott and his wife Yunah Kim of Seoul, Korea, and her two grandsons, Theodore and Alexander Schrader.
She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Rose Edel, her sisters Helen and Bernice, and her loving husband of 48 years, Rex Schrader.
A memorial service to celebrate Mary's life will be held on July 8, at 1 pm, at the San Francisco Columbarium.
Mary Jane Schrader, 96, passed away on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, of natural causes, in San Francisco, California.
Mary was born on November 7, 1919, and raised on a farm near Haverhill, Iowa. She lived most of her life in Iowa, including in Marshalltown, Iowa City, Monticello, Cedar Rapids, and West Des Moines. She recently relocated to San Francisco to be closer to her family.
A woman of solid Midwestern values and a consistently sunny outlook on life, she was unfailingly devoted to her family and deeply loved her sons and grandsons. She was a skilled bridge player, an aficionado of puzzles, and a devoted fan of her beloved Iowa Hawkeyes. She participated as a proud member of both Cedar Rapids and Des Moines chapters of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Well-liked by many, she will be remembered for her ever-present charm and humor, good cheer, and warm smile.
Her daughter-in-law, a hardened native New Yorker, observed that Mary was the most optimistic person she had ever met.
As a child, Mary often ventured near and peeked into the blacksmith shop owned by her grandfather Matthew Edel in the town of Haverhill. Many years later, she and other descendants of her grandfather agreed to donate that shop to the State of Iowa. It is now owned and exhibited to the public by the State Historical Society of Iowa and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Surviving her are sons Stephen of San Francisco and Scott and his wife Yunah Kim of Seoul, Korea, and her two grandsons, Theodore and Alexander Schrader.
She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Rose Edel, her sisters Helen and Bernice, and her loving husband of 48 years, Rex Schrader.
A memorial service to celebrate Mary's life will be held on July 8, at 1 pm, at the San Francisco Columbarium.
Mary was born on November 7, 1919, and raised on a farm near Haverhill, Iowa. She lived most of her life in Iowa, including in Marshalltown, Iowa City, Monticello, Cedar Rapids, and West Des Moines. She recently relocated to San Francisco to be closer to her family.
A woman of solid Midwestern values and a consistently sunny outlook on life, she was unfailingly devoted to her family and deeply loved her sons and grandsons. She was a skilled bridge player, an aficionado of puzzles, and a devoted fan of her beloved Iowa Hawkeyes. She participated as a proud member of both Cedar Rapids and Des Moines chapters of the P.E.O. Sisterhood. Well-liked by many, she will be remembered for her ever-present charm and humor, good cheer, and warm smile.
Her daughter-in-law, a hardened native New Yorker, observed that Mary was the most optimistic person she had ever met.
As a child, Mary often ventured near and peeked into the blacksmith shop owned by her grandfather Matthew Edel in the town of Haverhill. Many years later, she and other descendants of her grandfather agreed to donate that shop to the State of Iowa. It is now owned and exhibited to the public by the State Historical Society of Iowa and listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Surviving her are sons Stephen of San Francisco and Scott and his wife Yunah Kim of Seoul, Korea, and her two grandsons, Theodore and Alexander Schrader.
She was preceded in death by her parents Joseph and Rose Edel, her sisters Helen and Bernice, and her loving husband of 48 years, Rex Schrader.
A memorial service to celebrate Mary's life will be held on July 8, at 1 pm, at the San Francisco Columbarium.
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