Deloris C. Roeder

July 8, 1926 - June 29, 2018

Deloris C. Roeder Panora, Iowa, formerly of Jefferson Date of Death: June 29, 2018 Funeral services for Deloris Roeder, 91, long-time Jefferson resident, will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday July 2, 2018 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson, IA. Interment will be in the Jefferson Cemetery. Friends may call after 2:00p.m. Sunday and the family will be present to visit with friends from 4:00 – 6:00pm Sunday, July 1, 2018 at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. Deloris Catheine Roeder, daughter of Wilhemena (Wiese) and Detlef Petersen, was born July 8,1926 at Carroll Iowa. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Carroll, Iowa. Deloris graduated from Carroll High School in 1944. She worked in businesses in Carroll, Storm Lake and Ft. Dodge before her marriage to Ross L. Roeder on May 7, 1951 in Grand Island, Nebraska. She was the mother of three children: Jane (Tim) Lawson of Panora, IA; Rick (Marcia) Roeder of Jefferson, IA; and Jeff (Kim) Roeder of Jefferson, IA. Deloris began work at Greene County Medical Center in February 1971 and retired in July 1991 after 20 years. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Jefferson, belonged to a ladies circle, and was a 4-H leader. She was a member of the Yale Saddle Club, Greene County Pleasure Riders and ran the cook shack at horse shows for years. She was preceded in death by her parents Detlef and Wilhemena Petersen, seven brothers: Harry, Bill Hugo, Raymond, Elmer, Vertis, and Leroy; and one sister, Esther. On June 29, 2018, Deloris passed away at the age of 91 years. She is survived by her three children; four grandchildren: Benjamin (Kori) Lawson of Perry, Rebekah (Zach) Miller of Adel, Derek Roeder and Kyle Roeder of Jefferson; five great- grandchildren: Jenna, Elena, Grace Lawson; Kipten and Tristen Miller; other relatives and friends. Memorials in Deloris Roeder’s name may be left at the funeral home. Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson 515-386-2171