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Alpha O. Schroeder, 96, a 47-year resident of East Dundee, died Sunday in Provena-St. Joseph Hospital in Elgin. Mrs. Schroeder was co-founder, in 1951, with her late husband, Arthur W., and son Kenneth, of Schroeder Cartage Co., a gravel supply firm in East Dundee. Mrs. Schroeder, who was born in Mt. Olive, Ill., was a longtime active member of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, East Dundee. Other survivors include a daughter, Jean Becker; two sons, Rev. James and Duane; 17 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. A visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, when services will begin in Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church, Main and Van Buren Streets, East Dundee.
