Brenda Lee Foland Obituary (1962 - 2022)

Brenda Lee Foland, 59 of Normal, passed away at 12:31 AM Friday September 16, 2022, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. There will be a funeral for Brenda on Saturday October 8, 2022, at 12 Noon at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home in Bloomington. Reverend Terry Foland and Reverend Ken Burger will officiate. There will be a visitation from 10-12 that morning at the Memorial Home. Brenda was born October 2, 1962, in Jacksonville, IL to Larry Sr. and Loretta Connolly Schroeder. She married Bret Foland on September 11, 1982, in Girard, IL. He survives. Also surviving are her three children, Brooke, Britney (Patrick Pritner) and Bryer and her grandson Michael Giese all of Normal as well as one brother Joe (Marcy) Schroeder of Morris, IL, one sister Kris (Dave) Adams of Farmersville, IL, sister-in-law Cindy Schroeder of Modesto, IL, sister-in-law Bryce (Tim) Farrell of Boubonnais, IL, her in-laws Terry & Frieda Foland of Astoria, IL, and many nieces and nephews. Brenda was preceded in death by her parents and one brother Larry Schroeder Jr. Brenda ran an in-home day care for more than twenty-five years and for the last five years has worked as a preschool teacher at Little Jewels in Bloomington. She was a very active member of Centennial Christian Church where she took part in mission trips, walk to Emmaus, Awakening and was especially involved in the youth group. She was an avid St. Louis Cardinals fan and loved watching baseball. In her free time, she enjoyed collecting snowmen and sunflowers. Her favorite thing was spending time with her kids and grandson at all the various events they were involved in. There was no better way to start or end the day than by watching a sunrise or sunset. Memorial contributions may be made to Brenda's gofundme account. https://www.gofundme.com/f/leukemia-brenda-schroeder-foland?member=18904125&sharetype=teams&utm_campaign=p_na+share-sheet&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2lZYpkwAwGFhc5JMzDxd6ZiWboPwqEQoufzoPV8puKdPzzbm7VZVDLdT4