SCHNEIDER, Gerald J. (1923-2009)

SCHNEIDER

Posted By: Don Boucher (email)
Date: 5/2/2013 at 10:41:29

Obituary from The Des Moines Register newspaper, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, USA on 3-25-2009:
Funeral services for Gerald "Jerry" Joseph Schneider, 86, will Thursday, March 26, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Melcher Dallas. Family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Melcher Dallas with a Vigil Service at 5 p.m. Interment will be in the Bauer Cemetery.
Memorials to Melcher Dallas Fire Department or Westview of Indianola Care Center. Online condolences may be left made to www.pierschbacherfuneralhome.com
Gerald passed away March 22, 2009 at the Westview of Indianola Care Center. He was born on March 16, 1923 in Warren County, IA and moved to Marion County in 1961 where he farmed until he retired.
He is survived by his wife of sixty years Delphine; daughters, Genie (Jim) Hansen, Charlene (Terry) Fisher, Sandy (Delbert) Schaffer, Bonnie (Jim) Colwell, and son Gary (Brenda) Schneider; fourteen grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.

Obituary from the Pierschbacher Funeral Home web site (www.pierschbacherfuneralhome.com) on 3-25-2009:

Gerald was born on March 16, 1923 in Warren County, IA to Joe and Maggie (Miller) Schneider. He married Delphine Meier on August 28, 1948 in Maydale, KS. Gerald moved to Marion County in 1961 where he farmed until he retired. He was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Bauer and Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Melcher Dallas. He was a farmer and a good neighbor, and in later years enjoyed watching the birds from his home. His children and grandchildren were his pride and joy.
Gerald passed away March 22, 2009 at the Westview of Indianola Care Center. He is survived by his wife Delphine; daughters, Genie (Jim) Hansen, Charlene (Terry) Fisher, Sandy (Delbert) Schaffer, Bonnie (Jim) Colwell, and son Gary (Brenda) Schneider; fourteen grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; six brothers: Paul, Bert, Bill, Bob, Floyd, and Herb Schneider; two sisters: Genieve Schneider, Geraldine Ryherd Ross; and a son-in-law, Dennis Wallace.