Trellis Schneider

Trellis Mary Schneider age 87, of St. Johns, MI, passed away Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at Hazel I. Findlay Country Manor, St. Johns, MI.

Funeral Services will be held at Smith Family Funeral Homes – Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, MI on Monday, July 25, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. with Chaplain Rich Mitterling officiating.  Burial will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Lansing, MI.  Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 24, 2016 from 5-8 P.M. at the funeral home, with a Rosary prayed at 5:00 P.M.

Trellis was born in Grand Ledge, Michigan on August 7, 1928, the daughter of Charles and Zola (Miller) Sattler.  She attended Grand Ledge School.  Trellis married Leo Schneider on December 1, 1945 and he preceded her in death on October 7, 1995. Trellis was a homemaker; she loved her family, her garden and her dog Chilli. Trellis was well known to all her friends for her handmade fruit and vegetable baskets, and woodworking skills, she was very handy with a hammer.

She is survived by her son Gene and Gloria Schneider of Leslie, MI, daughters; Jeannette and Larry Thelen of Hastings, MI, Suzanne and Charles Blackmer of Carson City, MI, Jacqueline and Carl Brown of Stanton, MI, Vickie and Terry Black of St. Johns, MI, and Theresa and Ronald Anderson of Sugar Grove, VA, sister Etoile Howard of Lehigh Acres, FL, and many grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.  She was preceded in death by parents, husband, three children; Debbie, Nancy and Paul, and one sister Wanda Martin, three grandchildren and one great granddaughter.

Memorials may be made to Compassus Hospice-Hospice Angels Foundation 801 S. Waverly Rd, Suite 200 Lansing, MI 48917.  Online condolences can be sent to www.smithfamilyfuneralhomes.com. The family is being served by Smith Family Funeral Homes - Osgood Chapel, St. Johns, Michigan.