Sally and Larry Schroeder

Sally Ann (Lutt) Schroeder was born September 29, 1941 at Wayne, Nebraska and was the daughter of Louis and Pauline (Frerichs)Lutt.  She grew up on the farm and graduated from Wayne High School in 1959. She  had received the first John Phillip Sousa Award from Wayne High School.  She earned a degree in business education from Wayne State College in May 1964.  

She started her teaching career at Soldier High School for three years and then taught business, journalism and physical education at Frankfort High School from 1967 until she became ill. She taught many about the "home-row keys", liabilities, assets and computers. While teaching at FHS she was yearbook sponsor, junior high volleyball coach, varsity girls' basketball coach and girls cross country coach.  She was the first FHS girls' track coach and served in that position for 26 years.  Sally was also a registered KSHSAA volleyball official for 25 years.  

Sally was a member of the Civic Club and was a photography leader for the Work To Wind 4-H Club.  She was baptized and confirmed in Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Wayne and was a member of Salem Lutheran Church.  

She married Larry Schroeder August 9, 1964 in Wayne, Nebraska. He survives.  Other survivors include two sons, Tom Schroeder, Frankfort, Steve(Jennifer) Schroeder, Concordia; her mother Pauline Lutt, Wayne, three brothers, Louis Lutt, David Lutt and Jim Lutt, all of Wayne; five grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.  

Larry Lee Schroeder, 86, passed away on July 28, 2022, surrounded by his sons, wife and daughter-in-law at the Frankfort Community Care Home. Visitation is Sunday, July 31, 2022 from noon until 8 p.m. at Padden Funeral Chapel, Frankfort. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. A funeral service will be held in the Frankfort High School Gym on Monday, August 1, 2022 at 1 p.m. Burial will be in the Frankfort Cemetery. Larry was born on April 29, 1936 in Wakefield, NE., the first of four children born to Maynard and Helen (Rahfaldt) Schroeder. He grew up on the family farm south of Allen, NE and attended country school, South Valley, until the 8th grade. In 1954, he graduated from Allen High School. In 1958, Larry graduated from Wayne State Teachers College in Wayne, NE earning a bachelor’s degree in education.

Larry was united in marriage to Sally Lutt on August 9, 1964 in Wayne, NE. They were both heavily involved with school events, spending over 30 years teaching and coaching side by side at Soldier and Frankfort Schools. The state track meet was one event they always looked forward to attending with the students they coached. Sally passed away from cancer in 1997. Larry began his teaching career in Wisner, NE and then to Narka, KS. He moved to Soldier and taught and coached from 1962-1967, then moved to Frankfort. He taught and coached from 1967 to 2000 when he retired from teaching. He taught physical education, government, drafting and drivers’ education. He continued to coach football and track and was the athletic director until 2004. Larry led the 1983 and 1996 Frankfort football teams to State Championships and led the 1995 and 1998 teams to State Runner-Up titles. He was the Manhattan Mercury Flint Hills Coach of the Year five times, in 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998 and 2003. At the time of his retirement, Larry was the fourth winningest coach in the history of Kansas high school football. He was inducted into the Kansas State High School Activities Association Hall of Fame in 2011, the ceremony occurred at the state track meet at Wichita State University. In 2003, Larry was quoted in the Topeka paper “I doubt if there’s any time I haven’t looked forward to going to work. I don’t think you can stay in this job and not like what you are doing. You get rewarded seeing kids you coached 25-30 years ago and they’re successful and they remember the good old days.”

In his retirement, he continued to support Frankfort schools. In 2002, Larry married Vonis Behrends and they spent many years traveling, visiting places near and far, including Alaska, Germany, Ha Why Ah (Hawaii). For 18 winters, he and Vonis would drive to Fort Walton Beach, FL for the season. Larry enjoyed camping, hunting, and fishing, including summers at Milford Lake, hunting trips to Argentina and Wyoming and fishing trips to Canada. In 2000, the local Civic Club named the Frankfort Field “Schroeder Field” after Larry and his late wife Sally, for their many years of dedication to the Frankfort schools. Larry was a member of Salem Lutheran Church, he enjoyed small town life, the coffee shop, driving around town, trips to the casino and spending time with his family. Preceding him in death were his parents; wife, Sally; and brother, Ronnie. Survivors include wife, Vonis; sons, Tom Schroeder, Frankfort, Steve (Jennifer) Schroeder, Concordia; step-daughters, Beth (Mark) Gardner, Rochester, MN, Dawn Freeman, Seattle, WA, Jill (John) Wallert, Princeton, MN; and grandchildren, Mitchell, Addie, Laken, Hunter, Kale and great granddaughter, Avy; step-grandchildren, Samantha (Mike) Kraushaar, Abby Nixt, Grace Wallert, Beau Wallert, Henrik Freeman and step great grandson, Augie Kraushaar; and siblings, Al (Cathy) Schroeder, Allen NE, Kay (Roger) Anderson, Sioux City, IA; and many nieces and nephews. Memorial contributions may be made to Larry and Sally Schroeder Memorial Fund, which will benefit the Frankfort schools and community.