Walter J. Schneider of Grand Rapids, formerly of Reed City, entered eternal life Monday, December 8, 2003 at Porter Hills in Grand Rapids. He was 90 years old.
Walter was born on March 8, 1913 in Stockbridge, Wisconsin. He married Mary Braley on November 16, 1938. She preceded him in death in December 2002.
Walter was a resident of Saranac for 16 years, moving to Reed City in 1950. He purchased Reed City Milk and Cheese which he operated until it was purchased by Michigan Cottage Cheese. He continued as plant manager when the facility was purchased by Yoplait, USA. He retired in 1978.
Walter was an active member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church and served Reed City with the Reed City Hospital Board and the Chamber of Commerce. In addition to being an avid woodworker, golfer, and pianist, his love since 1940 was skeet and trap shooting and he was a long time member and president of the Reed City Sportsmans Club. He was also the holder of numerous state and national skeet and trap shooting titles and was inducted as a member of the Michigan Trap Association Hall of Fame.
Survivors include his son, Robert (Anita) of Richmond, Va.; daughters, Anne (Darold) Simpson of Saranac, and Margaret (Fred) Laskowski of Comstock Park; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and brothers, Paul of Reed City and David of Cadillac.
He was preceded in death by a son, James, a brother, Claude, and a sister.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Reed City, with Rev. Philip Shangraw officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.
Visitation is 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Pruitt-Livingston Funeral Home in Reed City. A scripture service will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Reed City Food Pantry or God's Kitchen.
Walter was born on March 8, 1913 in Stockbridge, Wisconsin. He married Mary Braley on November 16, 1938. She preceded him in death in December 2002.
Walter was a resident of Saranac for 16 years, moving to Reed City in 1950. He purchased Reed City Milk and Cheese which he operated until it was purchased by Michigan Cottage Cheese. He continued as plant manager when the facility was purchased by Yoplait, USA. He retired in 1978.
Walter was an active member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church and served Reed City with the Reed City Hospital Board and the Chamber of Commerce. In addition to being an avid woodworker, golfer, and pianist, his love since 1940 was skeet and trap shooting and he was a long time member and president of the Reed City Sportsmans Club. He was also the holder of numerous state and national skeet and trap shooting titles and was inducted as a member of the Michigan Trap Association Hall of Fame.
Survivors include his son, Robert (Anita) of Richmond, Va.; daughters, Anne (Darold) Simpson of Saranac, and Margaret (Fred) Laskowski of Comstock Park; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and brothers, Paul of Reed City and David of Cadillac.
He was preceded in death by a son, James, a brother, Claude, and a sister.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Reed City, with Rev. Philip Shangraw officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.
Visitation is 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Pruitt-Livingston Funeral Home in Reed City. A scripture service will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Reed City Food Pantry or God's Kitchen.
Walter J. Schneider of Grand Rapids, formerly of Reed City, entered eternal life Monday, December 8, 2003 at Porter Hills in Grand Rapids. He was 90 years old.
Walter was born on March 8, 1913 in Stockbridge, Wisconsin. He married Mary Braley on November 16, 1938. She preceded him in death in December 2002.
Walter was a resident of Saranac for 16 years, moving to Reed City in 1950. He purchased Reed City Milk and Cheese which he operated until it was purchased by Michigan Cottage Cheese. He continued as plant manager when the facility was purchased by Yoplait, USA. He retired in 1978.
Walter was an active member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church and served Reed City with the Reed City Hospital Board and the Chamber of Commerce. In addition to being an avid woodworker, golfer, and pianist, his love since 1940 was skeet and trap shooting and he was a long time member and president of the Reed City Sportsmans Club. He was also the holder of numerous state and national skeet and trap shooting titles and was inducted as a member of the Michigan Trap Association Hall of Fame.
Survivors include his son, Robert (Anita) of Richmond, Va.; daughters, Anne (Darold) Simpson of Saranac, and Margaret (Fred) Laskowski of Comstock Park; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and brothers, Paul of Reed City and David of Cadillac.
He was preceded in death by a son, James, a brother, Claude, and a sister.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Reed City, with Rev. Philip Shangraw officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.
Visitation is 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Pruitt-Livingston Funeral Home in Reed City. A scripture service will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Reed City Food Pantry or God's Kitchen.
Walter was born on March 8, 1913 in Stockbridge, Wisconsin. He married Mary Braley on November 16, 1938. She preceded him in death in December 2002.
Walter was a resident of Saranac for 16 years, moving to Reed City in 1950. He purchased Reed City Milk and Cheese which he operated until it was purchased by Michigan Cottage Cheese. He continued as plant manager when the facility was purchased by Yoplait, USA. He retired in 1978.
Walter was an active member of St. Philip Neri Catholic Church and served Reed City with the Reed City Hospital Board and the Chamber of Commerce. In addition to being an avid woodworker, golfer, and pianist, his love since 1940 was skeet and trap shooting and he was a long time member and president of the Reed City Sportsmans Club. He was also the holder of numerous state and national skeet and trap shooting titles and was inducted as a member of the Michigan Trap Association Hall of Fame.
Survivors include his son, Robert (Anita) of Richmond, Va.; daughters, Anne (Darold) Simpson of Saranac, and Margaret (Fred) Laskowski of Comstock Park; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and brothers, Paul of Reed City and David of Cadillac.
He was preceded in death by a son, James, a brother, Claude, and a sister.
Services are 11 a.m. Friday at St. Philip Neri Catholic Church, Reed City, with Rev. Philip Shangraw officiating. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery.
Visitation is 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Pruitt-Livingston Funeral Home in Reed City. A scripture service will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Reed City Food Pantry or God's Kitchen.
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