Peter M. Schneider, 86, of Bellville, died Monday evening, December 8, 2003, at Winchester Terrace Nursing Home. He was born November 22, 1917, in Lefor, North Dakota, to John M. and Barbara Rech Schneider. Pete was a Mansfield area resident most of his life and was the owner and operator of Schneider's Restaurant and Pete's Bar in Lexington. He retired from the Mansfield Employment Office and had also worked at Tappan Stove Company. Pete was a life member of V.F.W. Post #9943, DAV and the Blind American Veterans. He was an avid outdoorsman and was hardworking throughout his life. He served from 1941 to 1945, most of that time in the Philippines, with the 163rd Division, Company D of the U.S. Army.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Irma Wolf Schneider; two stepdaughters and their husbands, Connie and Phil Cook of Mansfield and Pat and David Funk of Prescott, Arizona; a stepson and his wife, Mike and Carol Holzworth of Ontario; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; and two brothers and sisters-in-law, Joe and Harriet Schneider of Whitewood, South Dakota and John and Mary Schneider of Dickinson, North Dakota. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Andrew and Nick, and sister, Anna Vaule.
Friends may call at the Diamond Street Home of Wappner Funeral Directors, Thursday, December 11 from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Faith Proietti will be held Friday at 1:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Military services will be conducted at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to MedCentral Hospice.
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