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Transcribed biography of William John and Elizabeth A. Schroeder
WILLIAM JOHN AND ELIZABETH (BETTY) A. SCHROEDER
William John and Elizabeth (Betty) A. Schroeder were married October 21, 1958. Bill's parents, William A. and Melba A. (Wood) Schroeder, were born and raised in Porter County. Bill was born March 16, 1941 in Valparaiso. He attended Valparaiso grade schools and Valparaiso High School. He is active in YMCA and Indian Guides and he is a member of Valparaiso Elks Lodge.
Betty's parents, David M. and Marjorie L. (Fulton) Hill, were also born and raised in Porter County. Betty was born August 11, 1943. She attended Flint Lake grade school, Central Junior High and Valparaiso High School. Both graduated from Portage High School. She is a member of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority.
We have four children, two daughters and two sons. Terri Lynn, born May 13, 1959, is a junior at Valparaiso High School. Patricia Jean, born December 2, 1960, is a sophomore at Valparaiso High School. Robert Allen, born October 13, 1962, is an 8th grader at Thomas Jefferson Jr. High. Thomas John, born November 7, 1963, is a 7th grader at Thomas Jefferson Jr. High.
We have lived at our present address in Valparaiso for 16 years and enjoy the area.
Bill worked for Youngstown Sheet and Tube from 1959 to 1966 as an electrician until his father's death. He then went into the family business (Schroeder's Dairy Queen), in partnership with his mother. In 1967 the business was relocated to the east end of Valparaiso. Then in 1972 we purchased the Dairy Queen and are now owner/operators.
Source: American Revolution Bicentennial Committee of Porter County. 1976. A Biographical History of Porter County, Indiana. Valparaiso, Indiana: American Revolution Bicentennial Committee of Porter County, Inc. 180 p.
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Biography transcribed by Steven R. Shook