Viola M. (Meis) Schneider 1909-2005

SCHNEIDER, HAGEMANN, MEIS, HERTING, KLEIN, WESSELS, MEYER, POWERS, SPEIL, JOICE, SCHLEISMAN, STRUNC

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Date: 4/1/2018 at 20:44:18

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Thursday, November 17, 2005

DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Viola M. Schneider, 96, of Dyersville, formerly of Holy Cross, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2005, at Oak Crest Manor, Dyersville.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Jerry Kopacek officiating. Burial will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where there will be a parish scripture service at 4 p.m., and an Order of Martha rosary at 4:30 p.m.

She was born on Feb. 2, 1909, on a farm near New Vienna, daughter of Conrad and Rose (Hagemann) Meis.

She graduated from St. Francis Academy, Dyersville, and State Teachers College, Cedar Falls.

She then taught in several country schools before her marriage to Joseph H. Schneider on Sept. 4, 1933, in New Vienna. They lived on the Schneider family farm near Holy Cross, until 1968, when they retired to Dyersville.

She leaves a legacy of volunteerism, including teaching special needs children, quilting for Progress Inc., working at the hospital gift shop and helping residents of Oak Crest Manor.

Playing cards and Scrabble, quilting, gardening, reading and baking gave her great enjoyment. She took special interest in each member of her large family and looked forward to their visits.

Viola was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She will always be remembered for her concern for others and her many interests.

Surviving are four daughters, Norma (Ted) Klein, of Clinton, N.J., Elaine (Daniel) Wessels, of Petersburg, Ruth (Bob) Meyer, of Kansas City, Mo., and Marjorie (Ed) Speil, of Aitken, Minn.; three sons, Charles (Jean), of Holy Cross, Michael (Jean), of Hershey, Pa., and Stephan (Michelle), of Lummi, Wash.; a daughter-in-law, Rhea (Tom) Joice, of Broken Arrow, Okla.; 23 grandchildren and 44 great-grandchildren; and a brother-in-law, Rudy Strunc, of Lincoln, Neb.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe; a son, Mark; a grandson, Michael Schneider; two brothers, Florian and Joseph Meis; and four sisters, Adele Herting, Martha Powers, Alma Schleisman and Bernice Strunc.

The family requests no flowers. Rather, in honor of Viola's love for teaching and children, any memorial donations will be used toward Camp Courageous and to further Catholic education. May she rest in perfect peace.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com.

The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to the wonderful care and friendship given by the staff at Ellen Kennedy Living Center and Oak Crest Manor.