Betty A. Schneider

BETTY A. SCHNEIDER, 94, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 11:47 pm, Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Illinois.

She was born to the late Robert and Emma (nee Steibel) DeBourge on November 23, 1929 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.

Betty married William E. “Bill” Schneider on January 2, 1950 in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois; he preceded her in death on October 22, 2005.

She had worked for the International Shoe Factory in Evansville, was a homemaker and drove a school bus for 34 years for Prairie du Rocher school. When Betty was in high school, she worked at Prairie du Rocher movie theater and got paid in soda and popcorn and got to watch the movies for free.

Betty was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.

Survivors:

2 Sons:

Robert (Carolyn) Schneider Prairie du Rocher, IL

Ronald Schneider Shiloh, IL

1 Granddaughter:

Angela (Ethan) Erickson St. Louis, MO

Preceded in Death by: Parents and Husband

Funeral Mass:

11:00 am, Tuesday, June 4, 2024

St. Joseph Catholic Church, Prairie du Rocher, Illinois

Officiating:

Father Sebastian Ukoh

Interment:

St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery

Prairie du Rocher, Illinois

Visitation:

Tuesday – 10:00 am – 11:00 am

St. Joseph Catholic Church, Prairie du Rocher, Illinois

Memorials:

Randolph County Humane Society