Catherine L. Schroeder

Catherine L. Schroeder obituary, East Peoria, IL

Catherine L. Schroeder

Catherine Schroeder Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Gary Deiters Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. - East Peoria on Nov. 3, 2025.

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Catherine L. Schroeder, 77, of East Peoria, peacefully passed away on Sunday, November 2, 2025, at Carle Health Methodist Hospital in Peoria. She was born in Dixon on August 9, 1948, to Benedict and Evelyn (Biever) Heppler. She married her husband of 26 years, Floyd Schroeder, on August 10, 1988, in Eureka; he preceded her in death on December 22, 2014.
She was also preceded in death by her brother, Marvin.
She is survived by her children, Hugh (Dawn) Roop of Imperial, MO and Dawn (Greg) White of Mapleton; her siblings, Dorothy Hendricks of Beloit, WI and Julianna Coy and William (Barbara) Heppler, both of Dixon; and 5 grandchildren, Tabitha (Donnie) Copeland, Madelyn Roop, Macy Kehoe, Gregory (Ciara) White, and Karsen (Bailey) Antonio.
Catherine dedicated her life to caring for her family and will be dearly missed.
Cremation rites have been accorded. Services will be private, with inurnment at Swan Lake Memory Gardens in Peoria. Gary Deiters Funeral Home & Cremation Services in East Peoria is assisting the family.
Memorial contributions may be made to a charity of the donor's choice. Online condolences may be left at www.GaryDeitersFH.com.

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Gary Deiters Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Inc. - East Peoria

444 E. Washington Street, East Peoria, IL 61611

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