Lois Schneider

Lois J. Schneider, age 100, of Miles, Iowa, passed away Friday, June 16, 2017 at Mill Valley Care Center, Bellevue, Iowa. Cremation rites have been accorded and a private family burial will take place in Miles Cemetery, Miles, Iowa.
Lois was born January 3, 1917, the daughter of Frank and Frantz (Davis) Strait in Elliot, Iowa. She attended schools in Douglas and Washington Townships in western Iowa. Lois later attended Sabula High School and graduated with the Class of 1938. Lois married Ernest S. Schneider on August 25, 1938 in Clinton, Iowa. They celebrated 57 years of marriage until Ernest’s death on October 25, 1995.
Lois was a homemaker and farm wife, helping her husband Ernest on their Century farm until their retirement in 1980. Lois was a member of the Miles Presbyterian Church and a former member of the Rebekahs. She enjoyed crocheting, reading, and going for walks around Miles. She loved the outdoors and always had a large garden. In her later years, Lois enjoyed traveling with her family.
Lois will be dearly missed by one son, Wayne (Judy) Schneider of Miles; two daughters, Sandra (Gene) Zeimet of Des Moines, Iowa, and Connie (Henry) Battleson of Gaffney, South Carolina; six grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Lois is preceded in death by her husband, Ernest, and one brother, Wayne Strait; and one sister, Alice John.