Sheilah Kay Schroeder

Passed away peacefully in a Hospice care facility in Kirkland WA. On February 13th, 2023, after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She was born in Chelan, WA to Melvin L. Bredstrand and Billie J. (Sheldon) Bredstrand. The family later moved to Monroe WA.

She then married Gordon G. MacDonald in 1980 whom which they had a son Brett with in 1981. They later Divorced. She later married the love of her life, Steve L. Schroeder in Antigua 2006. Sheilah and Steve resided at their home in the Snoqualmie Valley. In 2010 they purchased a house near the ocean. Which she referred to as her happy place. No matter what was going on in her life when she got to her “happy place” her mood instantly changed for the better.

Sheilah was a hard worker all her life. Her resume was extensive to say the least. After high school she worked in retail at The Bon Marche’, learned to climb phone poles and prewired houses for a private contractor and then moved on to G.T.E. after that The John Fluke Company. Worked with her father and brother at M&R Construction (the family business at the time) on homesites where she learned to drive dump truck and operate heavy equipment. Also, at Monroe Sand & Gravel. In the Late 80’s and into the 90’s she was in the laborer’s union local 292. Worked for many companies including Lakeside Ind., Skanska, Scoccolo Const., Hoffman Const. (at the special offender’s unit of Twin Rivers Correctional facility) and Atkinson Const. Doing everything from general labor, truck driver, roller operator, traffic control, fire watch and anything else that was asked of her. She also worked with Gordon and Brett MacDonald at their family excavation company PNCX inc. in the mid 90’s doing general labor, traffic control and operating heavy equipment. During this same time, she was also running her own business selling antiques and collectibles in Snohomish, WA. called “The Secret Room.”

Her hobbies included music, fast cars, reading, pinball, watching the news & arguing with anyone she could about politics, hated Donald Trump, loved her casino time and especially the ocean. She was quoted as saying “I could eat fish every day.” Even though during her pregnancy the smell of fish being cooked made her nauseous.

Sheilah loved animals of all sorts from feeding the wild squirrels, birds, deer, racoons and even the coyotes around their home. She was especially close to all the dogs she loved over the years Honey, Kiyi, Ruff & Tuffy, Fergie, Shithead (Andrew), Tilly And Millie. Also rescued and raised a baby crow (Vincent), two adolescent squirrel’s and a baby chipmunk over the years.

The family would like to thank her cousin Sharron Sutton, her sister in-law Susie Lapic (Team Leader) and Hospice care Kirkland for being there and loving her so much through this terrible disease.

Sheilah was preceded in death by her father Melvin Bredstrand, Sister Pam Wiebe, Brother Ron Bredstrand.

Survived by her mother Billie Bredstrand, husband Steve Schroeder, son Brett MacDonald, stepson Christopher & wife Jilliane Schroeder & grandchildren Sadie, Lillie & Levi. Grandma loved you so much.

In leu of flower please send donations in her name to [email protected]. An Animal rescue organization where they found their girl Millie.

A celebration of life is being planned for later this year. If you would like to be included, you can e-mail Brett at: [email protected]