A funeral will be held Tuesday, June 4, 2024 for 94-year-old Betty A. Schneider of Prairie du Rocher, Ill., who passed away at 11:47 p.m., Wednesday, May 29, 2024 at Memorial Hospital, Belleville, Ill.
She was born November 23, 1929 in Prairie du Rocher, Ill., a daughter of Robert and Emma (nee Steibel) DeBourge who both preceded her in death.
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 is survived by two sons: Robert (Carolyn) Schneider of Prairie du Rocher, Ill. and Ronald Schneider of Shiloh, Ill., a granddaughter: Angela (Ethan) Erickson of St. Louis, Mo.
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 the 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.
Visitation will be 10-11 a.m. Tuesday, June 3, 2024 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Prairie du Rocher, Illinois.
A funeral mass for 94-year-old Betty A. Schneider of Prairie du Rocher, Ill., will be held at 11a.m., Tuesday, June 4, 2024 at the St. Joseph Catholic Church, Prairie du Rocher, Ill. Father Sebastian Ukoh will officiate.
Interment will be in the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Prairie du Rocher, Ill.
Memorials may be made to the Randolph County Humane Society.