Virginia C. Schnell, 86, Arlington, TX, and formerly of Sturgis, died Monday, January 26, 2009, at the Methodist Mansfield Hospital at Mansfield, TX.

Visitation will be noon until 9 p.m. on Friday at the Kinkade Funeral Chapel in Sturgis.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday, January 31, 2009, at the First Wesleyan Church in Sturgis with Pastor Dwight Peterson officiating. Burial will be at the Pine Slope Cemetery in Belle Fourche.

Virginia was born September 12, 1922, at Hastings, NE, to Henry C. and Katherine (Michael) Bauer.

Virginia worked as a nanny to a pharmacist and his wife before marrying Harry Schnell on December 8, 1940, in Harrisburg, NE. The couple moved to Portland, OR, during WWII to work in the shipyards. After one year, the family moved back to Nebraska for a short time before settling in Vale, SD. Harry and Virginia farmed in the Vale area for 55 years before retiring to Sturgis, SD, in 1999.

Virginia enjoyed gardening, playing the piano and visiting her many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also enjoyed traveling and made trips to the Holy Land, Hawaii and Mexico with her family. Following Harry's death in 1999, Virginia spent her winters in Texas and her summers in South Dakota before moving to Texas permanently in 2007.

Survivors include her son, Harlan Schnell, Vale; daughters, June Angyal, Arlington, TX, Ilene Bertsch, Ashley, ND, and Anita Martin, Grand Prairie, TX; brothers, Richard Bauer, Scottsbluff, NE, and Herman Bauer, Alliance, NE; sisters, Alvina Lehl, Hemingford, NE, Elnora Huber, Scottsbluff, NE, and Hermina Meyer, Portland, OR; 13 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, five brothers, 6 sisters, one son, one daughter, and one grandson.

A memorial has been established.