Carol Schneider

Carol A. Schneider, age 70 of Sauk Centre, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at the CentraCare Hospital in Sauk Centre, Minnesota.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 10 at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Sauk Centre with Rev. Mark Botzet officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Sauk Centre and from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Thursday at the church. Parish prayers will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon at the funeral home.

Carol Ann Uphoff was born May 23, 1956, in Melrose, Minnesota to Raymond and Lorraine (Ahrens) Uphoff. After high school, Carol began working at Fingerhut in Sauk Centre. On September 17, 1977, she was united in marriage to Richard “Rick” Schneider at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in New Munich. They farmed west of Greenwald for 35 years and while helping on the farm, Carol worked at Jerry’s Grocery Store in Greenwald and as a waitress at Greenwald Pub. After they moved to Sauk Centre in 2013, she started cleaning houses.

Carol was a member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening, playing cards, Carbles, setting puzzles, going on fishing trips with her family, and watching her grandkids’ sporting events.

Survivors include her husband, Rick Schneider of Sauk Centre; son, Brian (Nicole) Schneider of Albany; grandchildren, Nathan and Brooke Schneider; brothers and sisters, Dave (Carol) Uphoff of Sauk Centre, Roger (Sharon) Uphoff of Albany, Linda (Ken) Schneider of Sauk Centre, Bev (Alan) Leiser of Belgrade, and Victor (Ann) Uphoff of Melrose.

Carol was preceded in death by her parents, Raymond and Lorraine Uphoff.