Eugene J. Schneider, 83, of Fort Branch, IN, passed away on
Sunday, Dec. 20, 2015, in Haubstadt, IN.
He was born to the late Joseph and Mary (Muensterman) Schneider on
Feb. 18, 1932, in Vanderburgh Co. IN.
Gene was a member of the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Haubstadt, IN.
He served in the U.S. Army, 11th Armored
Cavalry, during the Korean War. Gene was retired after 38 years of
service with Whirlpool Corporation. He loved the outdoors,especially fishing and hunting, He enjoyed
gardening, country music, and dancing, but foremost he loved his family.
Besides his parents, he is also preceded
in death by 1 brother, Jerome Schneider, and 3 sisters, Dorothy Englert, Rosalie Corbett, and Marian Elpers.
Gene is survived by the love of his life
for 62 years, Margie (Dewig) Schneider of Haubstadt,
IN, 6 children Cindy (Robert) Montgomery of Haubstadt, IN, Peggy (Keith) Little
of Wadesville, IN, Carleen (Reed) Tisserand of
Newburgh, IN, Greg (Debbie) Schneider of Haubstadt, IN, Carol (Karl) Fennell of
Denver, CO, and Sherri (Greg Lonz) Dewig of Bluffton, SC, 16 grandchildren, Steven, Brad, and
Aaron Schneider, Kelly Fenol, Jill Pack, Amanda Reising, Jennifer Little, Meghan Ayala, Carrie Shaw, Nicole
and Emma Tisserand, Skyler and Landon Fennell, Adeline,
Anderson, and Archer Dewig. He is also survived
by 9 great grandchildren, and 1 brother, Dennis Schneider of Evansville, IN.
A Mass of Christian burial will be
conducted on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at 11:00 AM at the Sts.
Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Haubstadt, IN, with Fathers Tony Ernst and Bhastati Sudhakar,
co-celebrants. Burial will be in the church cemetery where military rites
will be conducted by the VFW Post #2714 and American Legion Post #194.
Visitation will be on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, from 3:00 PM until
8:00 PM at the Stodghill Funeral Home located on Hwy.
168 West in Fort Branch, IN, and again from 9:00 AM until service time at the
church on Wednesday.
