Rev. Dr. Daniel Konrad Schroeder, lovingly known as "Pastor Dan" was born in Wakefield, Nebraska, the eldest son of the Rev. Daniel Clifford and Barbara Ann (Hankey) Schroeder. He entered God's family through the sacrament of Holy Baptism on February 13, 1955 at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church in Emerson, Nebraska, administered by his grandfather, the Rev. Dr. Martin A. Schroeder.

He became a commissioned chaplain for the Lincoln Police Department and Lincoln Fire & Rescue. After a hiatus from the pulpit ministry, he accepted the call to serve Mighty Fortress Evangelical Lutheran Church in Seward, Nebraska in 2004. During his time, he worked on his doctorate and earned a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Biblical Studies in 2010 from St. Luke's in Dearing, Georgia. He retired from the public ministry in 2020.

Dan passed away in Lincoln, Nebraska at the age of 69. He is survived by a number of maternal and paternal cousins, spouses and families. He was preceded in death by his parents and his younger brother, Jeffrey.

https://journalstar.com/eedition/page-b4/page_75917de8-5685-56c4-be9d-d833e41c0868.html