Madeline R. Schneider, 87, Sturgis and formerly of Tyndall, SD, died Sunday, November 11, 2012, at Sturgis Regional Hospital.

Rosary services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 14, 2012, at Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.

Mass of Christian burial will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 15, 2012, at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Sturgis with Fr. Arnold Kari officiating. Inurnment will follow at Black Hills National Cemetery near Sturgis.

Madeline was born June 14, 1925, on the family farm near Tabor, SD, to Charles and Tillie (Jilek) Dvoracek. She attended elementary school at Byrne Country School and graduated from Springfield High School in 1943.

Madeline worked as a typist and office clerk at WNAX Radio in Yankton, SD. She also worked in Washington, DC, and Chicago, IL, until her marriage to Laddie Schneider on September 2, 1947, at St. George Catholic Church in Scotland, SD.

They were blessed with four daughters. They farmed for 12 years in Bon Homme County before moving to their Tyndall City, Country acreage in 1960.

Madeline worked in the office of the Bon Homme County Auditor for two and one half years. She also worked at the Farm Bureau as an assistant office manager for 13 years before retiring from the accounting department at Gurney Seed and Nursery in Yankton, SD. In 2003 they moved to Sturgis.

Madeline was a member of St. Leo's Altar Society, Catholic Foresters, Tyndall VFW Auxiliary, and St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Sturgis. She was also a member of the Meade County Senior Center.

Grateful for having shared her life are her four daughters, Marilyn (Jerry) Potter, Sturgis, Barb Courtney, Gillette, WY, Sandra (Vince) Lee, Bothell, WA, and Sharon (Paul) Witkofsky, Gillette, WY; nine grandchildren, Julie Witcraft, Sturgis, Jeff (Sheri) Potter, Whitewood, SD, Jessica (Matt) Flett, Watertown, SD, Aaron (Shelly) Courtney, Cheyenne, WY, Nick (Lindsey) Courtney, Highlands Ranch, CO, Robyn (Josh) Barnhorst, Scottsdale, AZ, Becky Lee, Seattle, WA, Michael (Jenna) Lujan, and Cory Lujan, Gillette, WY; six great-grandchildren, Tate Witcraft, Ava Courtney, Jaxson Barnhorst, Burke Potter, Carter Courtney, and Stella Courtney; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.

Madeline was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Laddie; brothers, Charles and Alvin; and sister, Elsie Vitek.

Madeline will be remembered for her love of family, flowers, birds, dancing, polka music, and playing cards.

Memorials have been established to the Lippold Hospice Suite at the Sturgis Regional Hospital and Meals on Wheels.

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