David Fredric Schroeder was born on July 8, 1947 to Fred and Cleo (Collmann) Schroeder in Hartley, at the Hand Hospital.

He grew up on the family farm near Hartley, attending country school through elementary grades and graduating from Hartley High School in 1965. He was a lifelong member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Hartley.

David attended college, served in the Army National Guard and was then activated stateside during the Vietnam Conflict. After serving in the Army he moved to Denver, Colo. where he worked at Coors Brewery while getting a B.S. degree in business from Metropolitan State...