Obituary for Donna Schneider
Dighton- Donna Schneider, 95, died on Monday, March 27, 2023 at Lane County Hospital in Dighton. She was born on March 31, 1927 in Lane County the daughter of James Henry & Ethel Rose (Myers) McCoy. She married Forrest H. Schneider on May 27, 1945 in Lane County. He died on May 15, 2020.
Donna attended Pleasant View Grade School and graduated from Dighton High School. She and her husband lived in Lane County until 1953 when they moved to Salida, Colorado. While there she had several jobs including working at a drive in restaurant, at a resort restaurant in Poncha Springs, the Salida Flower Shop, Clerk at a Department Store before becoming the bookkeeper at Coca-Cola. In 1980 they moved back to Dighton and she worked at Whiting’s Department Store. She was a member of First Christian Church, ESA Sorority and the Red Hat Society. She and her husband enjoyed traveling to warmer weather in the winters to Del Rio, Texas, Mesa, Arizona and Lake Havasu, Arizona. She had many interests including camping, fishing, boating, snowmobiling, arts and crafts, quilting and playing cards and dominos.
She is survived by her Sister- Rita Roehl of Dighton, Nieces and Nephews- Glenda (Jamie) Cheatum of Salina, Cindy (Jerry) Bailey of Scott City, Rad Roehl (Kathryn) of Dighton, Diana (Terry) Cramer of Orange Beach, Alabama, Anita Mumma of Phoenix, Arizona, Pam (Greg) Augustine of Ellis and Cheri Benjamin of Antigua, West Indies. She is preceded in death by her Parents, Husband, Brother- Roland McCoy and Sister- Inabelle Mumma.
Memorial Service will be at 2:00 PM Saturday at First Christian Church in Dighton with Pastor Alana Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Dighton Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, JOY Center or Lane County Hospital in care of Boomhower Funeral Home. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com
Boomhower Funeral Home. Box 891. Dighton, Ks. 67839. 620-397-5792.
Donna attended Pleasant View Grade School and graduated from Dighton High School. She and her husband lived in Lane County until 1953 when they moved to Salida, Colorado. While there she had several jobs including working at a drive in restaurant, at a resort restaurant in Poncha Springs, the Salida Flower Shop, Clerk at a Department Store before becoming the bookkeeper at Coca-Cola. In 1980 they moved back to Dighton and she worked at Whiting’s Department Store. She was a member of First Christian Church, ESA Sorority and the Red Hat Society. She and her husband enjoyed traveling to warmer weather in the winters to Del Rio, Texas, Mesa, Arizona and Lake Havasu, Arizona. She had many interests including camping, fishing, boating, snowmobiling, arts and crafts, quilting and playing cards and dominos.
She is survived by her Sister- Rita Roehl of Dighton, Nieces and Nephews- Glenda (Jamie) Cheatum of Salina, Cindy (Jerry) Bailey of Scott City, Rad Roehl (Kathryn) of Dighton, Diana (Terry) Cramer of Orange Beach, Alabama, Anita Mumma of Phoenix, Arizona, Pam (Greg) Augustine of Ellis and Cheri Benjamin of Antigua, West Indies. She is preceded in death by her Parents, Husband, Brother- Roland McCoy and Sister- Inabelle Mumma.
Memorial Service will be at 2:00 PM Saturday at First Christian Church in Dighton with Pastor Alana Chapman officiating. Burial will be in Dighton Memorial Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to First Christian Church, JOY Center or Lane County Hospital in care of Boomhower Funeral Home. Condolences may be posted at www.garnandfuneralhomes.com
Boomhower Funeral Home. Box 891. Dighton, Ks. 67839. 620-397-5792.