Anna Mae Schneider

Anna Mae C. Schneider, age 90 of Meire Grove, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at the Mother of Mercy Nursing Home in Albany, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, August 21, 2023 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday and from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon at the funeral home.

Anna Mae C. Arceneau was born November 19, 1932 in St. Martin, Minnesota to John and Theresa (Blonigen) Arceneau. She was united in marriage to Leo Schneider on October 25, 1955 at St. Martin Catholic Church in St. Martin, Minnesota. They farmed five miles west of Meire Grove for 22 years until their retirement. The couple then moved into the town of Meire Grove. Anna Mae was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Meire Grove, Christian Women, St. Mary’s Society, and the Poor Souls Society. She enjoyed gardening, watching television, and reading.

Survivors include her sons, Rick (Carol) Schneider of Sauk Centre and Ken (Linda) Schneider of Sauk Centre; grandchildren, Brian (Nicole), Sara (Dan), Scott (Tracy) and Kayla; great-grandchildren, Nathan, Brooke, Parker, and Lydia; and sisters-in-law, Joan Arceneau, Lucille Arceneau, Lorraine Inderrieden, and Arlene Gully.

Anna Mae was preceded in death by her husband, Leo Schneider; parents; brothers, Alois, Norbert, Edwin, Bernard, Elmer, and Clarence; sisters, Margaret Hellmann, Hildegard Lemke, Jenny Blommel, Dorothy Wenker, Betty Herzog and Della Feldewerd.