Ella C. Schneemann of San Angelo passed away Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011. Funeral: 11 a.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, the Rev. Bill Proctor officiating. Interment will follow in Lawnhaven Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers for the service will be Jake Zietz, Will Schneemann, Casey Schneemann, Scott Barber, Kevin Collins and Keith Ward. Ella was born March 30, 1956, in Fort Worth to David L. and Clare Marable Boren. She graduated from Southwest High School in Fort Worth and the University of Texas with a bachelor of science degree in nursing. She achieved certification as a registered nurse anesthetist from Harris Hospital in Fort Worth. Ella moved to San Angelo where she began her 27-year career with West Texas Medical Associates. As a CRNA she was recognized as providing exceptional quality care to her patients. At the age of 29, she started her passion for tennis. Her devotion to the sport allowed her to lead an adult team to the national tournament. Through her passion for tennis she met her husband, Phillip W. Schneemann, and they were married in 1994. Ella also served as president of the Junior League of San Angelo. In 1996, following the birth of her twins, Anna and Lacy, her focus changed to her family. Ella became a very loving and devoted mother dedicated to nurturing and educating her children. She was preceded in death by her mother, Clare Boren, and one niece, Laura Schneemann. Special thanks to Dr. Duncan Fischer and Dr. Clyde Henke for their support and strength as well as many friends and family. Survivors: Her husband, Phillip W. Schneemann of San Angelo; her daughters, Anna Clare and Lacy Lane Schneemann of San Angelo; her father, David L. Boren of Fort Worth; her sister, Hallie Zietz and her husband, Barry, of Bellaire, and their children, Jake and Maggie Zietz; her father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bill and Ann Schneemann of Big Lake; her brother and sister-in-law, Dan and Terrie Schneemann of Big Lake, and their children, Will Schneemann and his wife, Tanya, and Casey Schneemann and Julie Schneemann; her sister-in-law, Laurie Schneemann of Austin; and numerous other family members and close friends.
Published in Star-Telegram on January 9, 2011