Obituaries

Ivan Schrad, 88 of Arcadia, died Friday, December 23, 2011 at Regency Park Nursing Home in Carroll.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 29, 2011 at St. John’s Catholic Church in Arcadia. The Celebrant will be Fr. Lynn Bruch. Mass Servers will be Brian Ricke and Travis Freese. Music will be by Darlene Leiting and St. John’s Choir. Lectors will be Ivan’s granddaughters, Mindy Merchlewitz and Katie Schrad. Gift Bearers will be Ivan’s grandchildren. Eucharistic Ministers will be: Pam Schrad, Rita Bruch, and Ed Vogl. Honorary Casket Bearers will be: Art “Bud” and Rita Bruch, Patricia and Lee Haberberger, Tim Vogl, Robert Riesberg, and John Vetter. Casket Bearers will be Ivan’s children: Leon, Allen, Craig, Paul, Roger, and Mary Margaret Schrad. Burial will be at St. John’s Cemetery in Arcadia.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday where there will be a rosary at 4 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service by the parish at 6:30 p.m.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Ivan’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Born on June 22, 1923 at Arcadia, Iowa, Ivan Francis was the son of Herman and Margaret (Bueltel) Schrad. He spent his entire life time in the Arcadia area and graduated from Arcadia High School with the class of 1941. Following his formal education Ivan was employed by Herb Hudson at H&H Fruit House, and later worked at Omar Bread Company as a salesman and route supervisor. On January 20, 1948 he married Florence Soppe at Sts. Peter & Paul Church in Carroll. To this union were six children. Florence died in March of 1986. On February 25, 1989, Ivan married Mary Pat Olson at Dow City, Iowa. Mary died in May of 2010.
In 1961 Ivan began farming and was always active in the farm operation. He loved to do field work and in the early years of farming he ran a dairy herd. Ivan enjoyed watching the corn and bean markets over a cup of coffee. He always had a garden and was especially proud of the peaches he canned from his own peach trees. In October of 2010 after hauling the last load of corn in from the field, Ivan fell and moved to Carroll where he was a resident at Regency Park Nursing Home. He enjoyed the fellowship with the residents and the excellent care he received at Regency Park. Ivan still paid close attention to the corn and bean markets while he was in the nursing home. He was a member of St. John’s Catholic Church in Arcadia.
Survivors include his children: Leon Schrad and his wife Pam of Melbourne, Allen Schrad of Atwood, IL, Craig Schrad and his wife Jane of Arcadia, Paul Schrad of Arcadia, Mary Margaret Schrad of Cleveland, OH, and Roger Schrad of Evanston, WY; 10 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; his step-daughter, Patricia (Lee) Haberberger of Dow City; 3 step-grandchildren; 12 step-great-grandchildren; his sister-in-laws: Cleo Schrad, Katherine Buelt, Mary Soppe, and Alvera Soppe; and his special friends and neighbors, Art “Bud” and Rita Bruch, as well as other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Florence in March 1986; his wife Mary Pat in May 2010; his sister, Lois Smith; and his brother, Kenneth Schrad.