San Joaquin County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Schnaidt, Ella Leola July 6, 2005 ********************************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/usgenweb/obits/obitsca/obitsca.htm ********************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Vickie Stone VctrStV4U@aol.com July 10, 2005, 4:02 am Lodi News-Sentinel Jul 9, 2005 Ella Leola Schnaidt Ella Leola Schnaidt, 88, of Lodi passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2005 in a Lodi Convalescent home. She was born to Oscar and Otillia Seher on July 13, 1916 in Streeter, ND. Ella attended local schools in Streeter, ND and following high school attended college in Valley City where she recieved her teaching degree. She proceeded to teach in a local country school in North Dakota. In 1939 she married Albert Schnaidt and they had two children, Nancy and Douglas. As a family they moved to Lodi in 1945. She furthered her education by attending Sacramento Sate College where she received her teaching credential of California. She then taught in San Andreas and Lodi Schools. She attended Emanuel Lutheran Church and Temple Baptist Church. She was active in singing in the church choir and enjoyed playing the piano. Music was a great part of her life and she enjoyed gardening. Following her retirement from teaching she traveled in the United States and Europe. She is survived by her son, Doug Schnaidt and wife Sue of Lodi, CA; daughter Nancy Mackey of Lodi, CA; grandchildren, Lindsay and John Schnaidt, Scott Mackey and wife Kim, and Tiffany Mackey; great grandchildren; Nathan and Nicholas Smith, Shealynn Mackey and Nicholas Martin; sisters, Lillian Grill of Fargo, ND, Ruth Eisenbeis of Moorhead, MN; sister-in-law, Edna Mayer of Streeter, ND. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Albert Schnaidt in 1970. Friends are invited for visitation on Thursday, July 7, 2005 from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. in the Gierhart-Wells & Donahue Funeral Home, 123 N. School St, Lodi, CA. Graveside service will be held on Firday, July 8, 2005 at 10:00 at Lodi Memorial Cemetery, 5750 E. Pine St Lodi, CA. Gierhart-Wells & Donahue Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. File at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ca/sanjoaquin/obits/schnaidt8323gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/caobfiles/ File size: 2.5 Kb