Velma Schneider

Velma C. Schneider, 100 years 16 days, died June 9, 2022, at her residence at the Legacy in Lincoln.

Mrs. Schneider was born April 23, 1922, to Albert and Cecil (Lytle) Johnson in Fillmore County.

Velma grew up in the Sutton area. After graduating high school, she completed her nurses training and began her life’s work of caring for people. In 1942, before he left for the service, she married her high school sweetheart, Perry M. Schneider.

Velma was a talented seamstress and avid quilter. She will be remembered for her strong faith, kind and loving ways and her sense of humor.

Velma was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters, Dorothy (Paul) Schneider, Jerre (Harry) Hank; brother, Sheldon (Mary) Johnson.

Survived by her daughter, Vickie (John) Stroh; sister-in-law, Marilyn (Morris) Schneider, nieces and nephews, and the Ficke family.

Funeral services were at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 13, 2022, at the Sutton Federated Church. Interment followed in the Sutton Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the churches that were an important part of Velma’s life, Christ United Methodist Church in Lincoln, 4530 A St Lincoln, or the Sutton Federated Church, 407 NE Saunders Ave, Sutton.

Online condolences may be left at www.bmlfh.com.