Rev. Karl Joseph Schneider

1933 - 2018

Schneider, Rev. Karl Joseph Reverend Karl Joseph Schneider was born at Mount Sinai Hospital, Milwaukee on February 28, 1933 to Karl Schneider and Genevieve Agnes Bradley Schneider of South Milwaukee, WI. After 59 years of service to countless parishioners in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee, Father Karl joined the assembly of saints to sing praises to the Lord, at 12:15 P.M. Thursday, March 29, 2018 following a 15-year battle with malignant melanoma. He was surrounded by family. In the late 1930s Karl, his parents and brother Bill moved from South Milwaukee to become among the first residents of historic Greendale, Wisconsin. Karl attended Greendale School, then began his priestly formation at Saint Francis Minor Seminary (1947-1953), completing his studies at Saint Francis de Sales Major Seminary during the period of 1953-1959. Father Schneider was ordained to the priesthood on May 30, 1959, at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist, Milwaukee, by Archbishop William E. Cousins and celebrated his First Mass at his home parish in Greendale, St. Alphonsus. On June 25, 1959, he was appointed to serve as an assistant at St. Margaret Mary Parish, Milwaukee, and on June 17, 1969, appointed as an associate pastor at St. Monica Parish, Whitefish Bay. Father Schneider was appointed to his first pastorate on August 17, 1976, serving at Ss. Peter and Paul Parish, Milwaukee. On November 11, 1980, he became pastor at St. Gregory the Great Parish, Milwaukee, and on September 30, 1982, while continuing to serve St. Gregory the Great, he was appointed administrator and pastoral team member. On June 21, 1994 was named pastor at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, West Allis; Father served this faith community until his retirement from active ministry on June 30, 2011. Father Karl is survived by his brother, William F. Schneider MD, of De Pere and his wife Sandy; by his sister Mary Shiroma of Richardson, TX and her husband Harold; nieces and nephews Kathleen Denis and husband Steve, Jeanne Ihlenfeldt and husband Paul, William Schneider and wife Nancy, Beth Ehlers and husband Scott, Chris Bessey and husband Todd, John Schneider and his wife Traci; Lisa Collins and her husband Ryan, Kristina Johnson and her husband Jeremy, along with 22 grand nieces and nephews plus four great-grand nieces and nephews. A concelebrated Mass of Christian Burial for Father Karl will be celebrated at 11:30 A.M on Monday, April 2, 2018, at Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish, 1212 S. 117th Street, West Allis, WI 53214.preceded by a vigil and viewing at the parish beginning at 9:30 A.M. Priest friends and former colleagues are invited to concelebrate, and his numerous friends and former parishoners are invited to attend. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations may be made the Immaculate Heart of Mary Building Fund or the St. Michael's Priest's Fund.