Vera "Skeeter" Schrader Obituary (1961 - 2024)

In Loving Memory Of A Magnificent Soul, Vera Jean Schrader Nov. 28, 1961 - May 13, 2024 Let Skeeter’s Legacy Live for an Eternity. As Vera Will Be Missed Beyond Measures. Vera Jean Schrader (aka Skeeter) was born in Mesa, Arizona to a Veteran Father Vere E Schrader Sr. and Mother Edna G Schrader on November 28, 1961, as a twin to Vere E Schrader Jr. (aka Skipper), which passed 30 years prior to Vera’s passing, this was her hugest struggle through the years of her life without her twin brother. Vera J. Schrader spent her childhood years growing up in Terra Bella California in which she enjoyed and had so many wonderful vivid memories to share. She was blessed with loads of adventures throughout her time of life. Vera {Skeeter} did a lot of traveling around the United States her entire life from moving around picking fruit with family and friends to just going and seeing where the open road leads the soul. She had a strong passion for horses, rocks, family, and friends all her life. She was an extremely gorgeous person inside and out; she touched every individual’s life that was blessed to have crossed her path. Vera was an amazing daughter, mother, nana, auntie, and sister of her 10 siblings. Her family originated out of the New York area. She was loved by many and will be missed for eternity. She was an extraordinary strong beautiful lady, tremendously courageous, highly adventurous, easy, open-minded, laid-back, go with the flow, free-spirited, very loving, one of a kind, magical soul that will never in a day be forgotten by any and will for an infinity live on through the memories of her legacy. Our beloved Guardian Angel Vera Jean Schrader {Skeeter} at 62 years old, gained her wings to soar above us on May 13th, 2024 @ 8:53pm, she suddenly passed away in Lake Havasu, Arizona of her unknown untreated stage 4 cancer. Vera {Skeeter} is survived by her Service dog Cash, 3 children listed by youngest to oldest grandchildren (some names exclusive) listed with parent’s names and then followed by other close surviving family members. Rebecca L. Merritt (daughter), Shasta S. Schrader-Smathers (granddaughter), Kristopher M. Rogers (son), 1 granddaughter, Allen Jr. Rogers (son), 2 grandsons, widowed mother to 2 children of Skeeter’s twin brother Skipper, Sherri Schrader (sister-in-law), Jenn Schrader -Diaz (niece), her daughter Madasyns, and Vere E. Schrader III (nephew), his 2 children Zoey (daughter) and (son) Vere E Schrader IV, an older half-brother and a sister, many nieces, nephews, cousins, bunch of friends and acquaintances. Vera lived out her final months of life extraordinarily blissful and truly happy with a gentle man whom she felt to have been her soulmate and both shared the same deep passion for gem rocks. They were teaching each other many things while living out one of her dreams and passions of the enjoyment of changing and creating rocks into gorgeous breath-taking valuable gems. Vera “Skeeter” Schrader lived life to the fullest and always danced in the rain and shined in the darkest of times, may she forever guide and protect us as she did in her lifetime. As Vera’s journey may have been full-filled here on earth and has gone home to our Heavenly Father, claimed her guardian angel wings long before any of our hearts were ready to let go and say goodbye to her magnificent spirit and soul that we all lost on May 13th of 2024; Our Beloved Guardian Angel Vera Jean Schrader “Skeeter” for infinity and beyond we pray that Skeeter completely rests contently now in peaceful loving happiness and knows her legacy will forever remain living on amongst us by keeping her held close to our hearts and cherish her treasured memories and never let yourselves forget for a day that Vera Jean is sincerely deeply sorry for the dark sad grief heartbreaking pain and sorrow she left behind that rest upon us since the day she flew away in May 2024 and she knows it will be until our souls one day meet again.