First Mortuary was built by Warrren R. First in 1930. In 1945, Harvey and Beatrice Schroder took over ownership of First Mortuary which is now The Schroder Mortuary. While Harvey made arrangements, conducted funerals and ran the ambulance service, his wife Bea worked funerals and did office work. In addition to running the mortuary, Harvey was a volunteer firefighter for the City of Silvis.
In the late 1960's Harvey's son Stephen and his wife Debbie joined the family business. With the death of Harvey in 1984, Steve and Debbie took over the daily operations of the mortuary. Steve followed in his father's footsteps and became a volunteer firefighter for the City of Silvis.
In 1995, Brian D. Hillyer joined the staff of Schroder Mortuary. In 2002, Brian took over ownership of the mortuary and continues the caring tradition that Harvey and Steve have shown the community for many years. As Harvey and Steve, Brian also was a volunteer firefighter for the City of Silvis.
