Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-11
OF ERRINC
CALLED BY DEATH
Mrs. Margaret NJ. Schroeder, Police
Matron, Expires After Illness of
Two Months.
FOUR YEARS IN PUBLIC OFFICE
Makes Fine Record in Her Duties in
Connection With Department
Member Pioneer Family.

The death of Mrs. Margaret M.
Schroeder, police matron of Rock Is
land, occurred at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon at the home of her son,
Clarence J. Schroeder, 744 Fifteenth
street. Mrs. Schroeder had been all
ing for the past two months and for
five weeks her condition had been ser
ious. Although her host of friends in
the county had known of her illness,
the news of her passing will come as a
sad shock to them.
Her maiden name was Margaret M.
Hauberg. She was born in Moline,
Jan. 4, 1858, daughter of parents who
were pioneer settlers of that city
When still baby her family moved TO
a farm in Coe township, where she
grew to WOmanhood. She received
her early education in the country
schools there. She was united in mar
riage to Frederick II. Schroeder, May
IA, 1878, in Coe township. He pre-
coded her in death Dec. 5, 1907, in
Rock Island.
In 1912 in Mayor Schriver's admins
tration, she was appointed police mat
ron by Commissioner Archie Hart to
succeed Miss Dina Ramser, and she
had held that position continuously
since, having been reappointed by
Mayor McConochie During her years
of service Mrs. Schroeder had proved
a highly efficient public officer and was
peculiarly fitted for the work. Kind
hearted and sympathetic she won the
confidence of errilg boys and girls
and women with whom she came in
contact. He place will be hard to fill.
Aside from her duties as police mat
ron Mrs. Schroeder also served as
county probation officer urder Judge
Benjamin S. Bell, and when County
Judge \. A. Larson was elected she
was renamed probation officer and
held that position jointly with Mrs. |
Rose Salisbury of Moline.
Shortly after her marriage in 1878 |
Mrs. Schroeder came to Rock Island /
and had made her home here since. |
She resided in the Old home at 1920 |
Seventh avenue from the time she !
came to this city until her last ill |
ness.
Funeral Services Tomorrow.
Mrs. Schroeder was a member of the |
Eastern Star ana of the White Shrine, I
and also of the Woman's club of Rock |
Island
She leaves her son, Clarence ]. i
local attorney and justice /
Of the peace; two sisters, Mrs Cath !
crime Breaker. Port Byron, and Mrs.
Elizabeth Williams. Erie, Ill, and a
brother, NJ. d. Hauberg, Hillsdale, Ill.
Funeral services will be conducted /
at the lone Of her son, Clarence J.
Schroeder, IA Fifteenth street, tOmor-
row afternoon at o'clock. Burial
will be in ChippiannOck cemetery.
At a special session held this morn
ing the Rock Island City commission
passed the following resolution of
coincidence:
Whereas, God in His infinite wis
dom has called to her last rest, our
friend and CowoTkeT, Mrs. Margaret
NJ. Schroeder, our police matron,
BE it resolved, That We deplore in
her death the loss OF a faithful and
efficient public servant, I'D d Christ
ian lady whose many works of kind
ness and service will long endure
And that we extend our sincere
to her family, and order
hat this tribute to her memory be
spread upon our records.
WILLIAM M'CONOCHIE,
m. T. RUDGREN,
JOHN H. LIEDTKE,
IN. +. JUHL,
JOHN A. MURRIN."