Betty Schneider

Betty L. Schneider, 95, died on Saturday, May 16, 2020, at Heritage Specialty Care, Cedar Rapids. Burial will take place at a later date at Calvary Cemetery in Duluth, Minnesota. Arrangements are with Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids. She is survived by her daughter, Diane Etier, of Quinlan, Texas. Betty was born on February 16, 1925, in Duluth, Minnesota to Earl and Mary (Threadgall) Eckard. She was married to Ernest Schneider on March 4, 1961 in Duluth. He preceded her in death in 1987. After her husband's death she moved to San Antonio to be closer to her daughter, Diane, then moved to Kansas City to be closer to her sister, Peg and finally moved to Cedar Rapids to be closer to her brother, Robert. She was a retired school cafeteria manager for the Minnesota school system. Betty was an avid reader of romance novels, she volunteered at Mercy Hospital for several years giving her time freely to those in need, she loved dogs especially her little cocker spaniel 'Bande', and she loved to plant flowers in the garden In addition to her husband, Betty was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Robert and Stewart Eckard, and sister, Peg Sullivan. Memorials may be directed to the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals).