Ernest L. Schneider

SCHNEIDER, ERNEST L. Ernest L. Schneider, 92, formerly of 1586 Quinnipiac Avenue, New Haven, Ct., died Sunday, January 30, 2011, at the home of his daughter in Raleigh, NC. He was predeceased by his wife Dorothy B. Schneider. He was born in Fair Haven on June 11, 1918, the son of Ernest Arnold Schneider and Myrtle Mae Walker Schneider. He is predeceased by his sisters Doris Schneider Killman, of Chester, Vermont; Florence Schneider Simpson, of Wallingford, CT; and Gladys Schneider Roderick of Lafayette, CA. He served 2 years in the U.S. Army Medical Corp in England during 1942 to 1944 and honorably discharged. While in the service he received the Good Conduct Medal, European African Middle Eastern Campaign Ribbon, American Theater Campaign Ribbon and Victory Medal. He is survived by a daughter, Wendy Nichols of Raleigh, NC and her husband, Daniel; two grandchildren, Nicolle F. Payne of Burlington, NC, and Kenneth Francesconi of New Hill, NC, also 6 great-grandchildren. Graveside service will be held at Beaverdale Memorial Park on Friday, February 4, 2011 at 2:00pm. Grave dedication will take place immediately following by a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Arrangements are with the Hawley Lincoln Memorial, 493 Whitney Ave.