Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Schneider, Edward J., II July 3, 2010
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on July 6, 2010 
  Edward J. Schneider II 
  
  Edward J. Schneider, II PALMYRA Edward J. Schneider, II, 88, known 
  affectionately by family and friends as 'Dewey', died on Saturday afternoon, 
  July 3, 2010, at Columbia Cottages in Palmyra. He was born on July 13, 1921, in 
  Lebanon, the eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Schneider, I. Dewey 
  graduated from Lebanon High School in 1939 and began working for Metropolitan 
  Edison in 1940. Following Pearl Harbor, he enlisted into the U.S. Navy during 
  WWII and served with distinction aboard the U.S.S. Fitch (DD462) in the 
  Atlantic theater. He along with the rest of the crew of the Fitch participated 
  in the D-Day invasion. Besides drawing out and silencing German batteries prior 
  to the landing on D-Day, the Fitch also rescued the survivors of her sister 
  ship the U.S.S. Corry which was sunk alongside the Fitch. Following the allied 
  victory in Europe, BM1 Schneider was reassigned to the Pacific theater aboard a 
  minesweeper. He received several ribbons and medals during the war and in 1998 
  he was awarded the Jubilee of Liberty Medal from the people of France for his 
  participation in the D-Day invasion at a ceremony in the Dauphin County Court 
  House. Once he was honorably discharged from the Navy at the end of 1945, Dewey 
  resumed working for the Lebanon branch of Metropolitan Edison. He worked his 
  way up the company ladder until in 1970 he was promoted to District Manager 
  which required him and his family to move from Annville to Middletown. He 
  continued at that position until his retirement in 1983. He moved to the Hygate 
  community in Hershey upon retirement and remained there until moving to 
  Traditions of Hershey a few years ago. Dewey was a member of St. Joan of Arc 
  Catholic Church, Hershey, the Annville American Legion Post 559, Hershey 
  Italian Lodge, Annville and Middletown Rotary Clubs, and the Middletown Elks. 
  He was and avid Notre Dame Fan, tennis player, and golfer scoring his first 
  hole in one at the age of 80 years. He was preceded in death by his loving 
  wife, Sara and is survived by daughter Linda wife of Thomas Starry, sons Edward 
  Joseph, III husband of Tee Schneider, Gregory J. Schneider, and Michael D. 
  husband of Sheryl Schneider, a brother, John Schneider, I; and sister, Marylou 
  Sherman. He is also survived by eight grandchildren; seven greatgrandchildren; 
  and friends and relatives too numerous to mention. Mass of Christian Burial 
  will be held on Thursday at 11 a.m. from St. Paul The Apostle Church, 125 S. 
  Spruce St., Annville. Interment will be in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery 
  with Full Military Honors. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 10 to 11 
  a.m. prior to the service at the Church. In lieu of flowers, contributions may 
  be made to Asera Care Hospice, 315 Primrose Lane-Ste. 101, Mountville, PA 
  17554; or Columbia Cottage, 103 N. Larkspur Drive, Palmyra, PA 17078. Kreamer 
  Funeral Home and Crematory, Annville is in charge of arrangements. 
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on July 6, 2010 
  
  
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