Sylvester Schneider

Sylvester Anton Schneider was born November 19, 1932, on the family farm 10 miles northeast of Glen Ullin, the son of Gertrude (Geck) and Mathias Schneider, Jr. He grew up and attended country school near Glen Ullin; graduating from Glen Ullin High School. On September 9, 1961, Sylvester and Barbara Gatzke were united in marriage. To this union, five children were born: Debbie, Brian, Scott, Kolina and Sheila. Together, Sylvester and Barbara raised their family on their farm northeast of Glen Ullin, until moving to town in 1973. Sylvester retired from farming and custom combining in 1996. After farming, Sylvester worked in construction, was a truck driver, school bus driver, and retired from Braun Oil in 2007. Sylvester was a member of the Bethel Assembly in Glen Ullin, serving as a board member and head usher until 1996. He was a member of New Life Worship Center in Beulah for the past 19 years. Sylvester is survived by his wife, Barbara, daughter Debbie Schmidt (friend Dennis Combs), sons Brian(Cindy), Scott, and daughter Kolina Schantz; all of Glen Ullin, and daughter Sheila (Alan) Wolfard of Bloomfield, NM; 11 grandchildren, Stephanie Pelton(Chris Wolf), Jeremy (Andrea)Schmidt, Caralea (Lucas) Vogelsang, Jesse Schmidt, Alex, Sierra and Adam Schneider, Sara (Zackary) Blotske, Riley Schantz, and Ellyana and Israel ‘Kai’ Wolfard; 10 great-grandchildren, Layla, Taylor and Alyssa Pelton, Carson Wolf, Jaicee, Ashton and Jackson Vogelsang, Nevaeh Germain, Brinley Schantz, and Shailynn Blotske; brothers, Leonard, of Dickinson, Jim (Micky) of Moorhead, MN, Leo (Mary Lou) of Belfield, Willie (La Rae) of Rochester, MN, and John of Dickinson; and sisters, Viola Weinhardt of Glen Ullin, Florence Weinberger of Dickinson, Irene (Don) Moffett of Fallon, MT, Bernice Walker of Lindsay, MT, Laura (Fred) Wehri of Glen Ullin, Margie Ternes of Mandan, Dorothy (Emil) Sauvageau of Belfield and Rita Wedell of San Jose, CA. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mathias and Gertrude Schneider; and a brother, Lawrence. Sylvester passed away, Monday, March 02, 2015 at Elm Crest Manor in New Salem, ND.


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Burial Date: March 6, 2015

Funeral Service: Friday: Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Glen Ullin