David George Schroen

David G. Schroen, 82, son of the late Robert L. and Esther (Wilhardt) Schroen, passed from this life on Nov. 11, 2023. Born in Peoria, Illinois, on April 26, 1941, he spent his growing up years in the Washington-Roanoke, Illinois area, then graduated from Asbury University and Asbury Seminary, both in Wilmore, Ky.
In 1967, Dave joined the staff of Campus Crusade for Christ (now CRU), an interdenominational Christian organization where he mentored men either in small group Bible Studies or one-on-one, discipling them and walking beside as they journeyed through their Christian walk.
The passion of Dave's life was to share the Gospel with everyone he could, and explain how they could come into a relationship with God through accepting the free gift of eternal Life offered to them by Jesus's payment on the cross in exchange for their sin. Many days, Dave could be found between appointments sitting in a booth at Arby's with his Bible open, reading and studying it continually.
During his ministry years, Dave opened and directed CRU ministries on several college campuses including University of Miami, University of Kentucky, Western Kentucky University, Towson University, and Salisbury University.
In June of 1970, Dave married the former Julie Nagel, from Preston, who joined CRU and worked alongside Dave in ministry. After 25 years with the Campus Ministry they transitioned within CRU to begin working with business and
professional men and women in Salisbury until the present day.
Besides his parents, Dave was preceded in death by a baby sister- Margaret Susan Schroen, a brother- Joseph (Pepper) Schroen, a sister- Ann (Schroen) Lytle and a daughter-in-law, Jessica Schroen.
Dave is survived by his wife Julie (Nagel); 3 children: Kristin (Dave) Rawlings, Daric (Holly) Schroen and J.D. (Jenny) Schroen; 5 grandchildren: Jesse Rawlings, and Olivia, Ethan, Gavin, Braden Schroen; 2 brothers- Bob (Ellen) and Dan (Brenda) Schroen; 5 sisters: Mary Jane Holzhouer, Catherine (Dick) Dunn, Esther (Charlie) Coe, Jan (David) Nagel, and Sally (Tony) Roberts.
The funeral will be held on Saturday Nov. 18, 2023 at Allen Memorial Baptist Church on Snow Hill Road. Visitation will be from 9:00 - 11:00 AM, followed by the funeral at 11:00 AM. Burial will be private at Hillcrest Cemetery in Federalsburg, Md.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests the donations be sent to one of the following:
Salisbury Christian School - 807 Parker Rd. Salisbury, MD 21804
CRU Salisbury University - https://giving.salisbury.edu/campaigns/cru-1
Allen Memorial Baptist Church - 1303 Snow Hill Rd. Salisbury, MD 21804