Cleo K. Schroeder — described by her family as “a happy, jovial person” — died on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016, at her home in Normal, Illinois. She was 94.

She was born on March 15, 1922, the daughter of William Curtis and Nellie Rachel Buzzard. Mrs. Schroeder was born and raised on the family farm in Fayette County, Illinois.