Brooke Nicole Schroeder

The summer of 2016, Brooke headed to Camp Metigoshe to be a camp counselor where she enjoyed working with all the campers. This helped to renew her faith in God and she met many new friends in her fellow counselors.

Brooke loved spending time with her friends and family. Summertime brought family vacations and car shows which she enjoyed. She was so excited in 2015 when her dad let her drive one of the vehicles home from Devils Lake.

While in FFA, she excelled above and beyond. She helped win several chapter events and took home golds in individual events. She enjoyed meeting kids from all over the state and had so many friends that were dear to her from her FFA experience. In 2015, her parliamentary procedure team took first in state and they won a trip to Louisville, Kentucky in October. Brooke “allowed” her mom to go with her, and this turned out to be a trip that was treasured by both.

Brooke’s first love was dance with her sister Alex. She started dancing at the age of 4 and continued all through high school at Brick Studio in Minot. They danced on both the recreational and competitive dance teams. She was a great role model to her sister Alex and many young dancers who saw what hard work and perseverance could do.

A new found interest for Brooke was fitness and she walked many mornings to the NDSU Wellness Center on campus to attend a class or lift weights. She also played on an intramural basketball team with her brother Colton at NDSU which she enjoyed.

Brooke will be missed immensely by her dad, mom, brother and sister. She adored her younger sister Alex and looked up to big brother Colton. Brooke was the kind of person who lit up a room when she entered… Her laugh is unable to be replicated! She was a beautiful soul inside and out. She was our energizer bunny who kept going and going and going. She was so loved and admired by many, and her heart, desire, and memory will last forever. Our hearts are truly broken.

Brooke is survived by her parents, Duane and Lynae Schroeder; brother, Colton; sister, Alex, all of Max; boyfriend Ben Helland; grandmother Edna Zenz of Minot; grandparents Dennis and Marlene Schroeder of Max; aunts and uncles Steven (Charmaine) Schroeder of Tempe, AZ; Michael Schroeder of Bountiful, UT; Joni (Sheldon) Haner, Max; John (Lorri) Zenz, Watford City; Peggy (Ron) Kostenko, Minot; Greg (Kathy) Zenz, Max; Michelle (Rick) Demchuk, Minot and cousins Jessica Guthrie, Tyler Schroeder, Lorissa Schroeder, Kaitlyn Schroeder, Lindsey Johnson, Drew Haner, Megan Enget, Jeanna Zenz, Carter Zenz, Remington Kostenko, Rebecca Kostenko, Ryan Kostenko, Christopher Zenz, Stephanie Zenz, Michael Zenz, Eric Demchuk, and Aimee Demchuk, and many special friends, family, teachers, and especially the FFA chapters.

Welcoming her in heaven is her grandfather John Zenz.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Camp Metigoshe, 10605 Lake Loop Rd E., Bottineau, ND 58318. Any memorials will be used for the Blue Jackets Bright Future program through the ND FFA Foundation in Brooke’s memory.