Grace Marie Schroeder, 93 of Sterling passed away Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at her home with family by her side. Viewing will be held from 1-4 p.m. Monday, February 7 at Chaney-Reager Funeral Home with family to receive friends from 4-6 p.m. A Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 8, at Emmanuel Baptist Church with Pastor Sean Cole officiating. Grace will be laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery.

Grace was born October 21, 1928, in Bridgeport, NE to Leigh E. and Nellie M. (Mitchell) Ireland. She attended school at Rocky Ridge in Morrill County, NE, through the 8 ^th grade. She went to Bridgeport High School for one year and then her family moved to Middleton, ID where she graduated in 1947. She married G. Leslie Schroeder on April 7, 1947, in Bridgeport, NE.  lived in Kimball, NE for two years and then moved to Sterling, CO in 1949.

Grace enjoyed being a member of the Grayland Neighborhood Improvement Club where she made many lifelong friends. She also worked for the hot lunch program at RE 1 Valley School System in Sterling until her husband was transferred with the Gas Company.

They made their home in Liberal, KS and Grace worked at the Treasurer's office. It was here the couple began their Square Dance adventures and met numerous good friends. The couple returned to Sterling in 1980. She was a member of the Emmanuel Baptist Church.

Grace was married to her husband Leslie for 63 years until his passing in 2010.

She is preceded in death by her husband, parents, sister Stella Ward, and sons-in-law Jim Herbert and Lynn Honstead.

Grace is survived by her five children, Colleen (Robert) Tiffany of Indianapolis, IN, Charlene Herbert of El Dorado, KS, George (Carol) Schroeder of Nampa, ID, Grace Honstead of Sterling, CO, and Denice (John) Byczkowski of Ft. Morgan, CO; 12 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and 9 great-great grandchildren.

Contributions may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church Building Fund, 300 Ballpark Rd., Sterling, CO 80751.