Kathryn Schneider

Kathryn (Asmus) Schneider, 87, of Bridgeport, passed away on Saturday, April 28, 2012 at her home with her loving family by her side. Her funeral service will be held at 10am on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bridgeport with Pastor Allen Strawn officiating. Interment will be at the Redington Cemetery. Friends may call from 2pm to 7pm on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at Jolliffe Funeral Home in Bridgeport and an hour prior to service time at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials in Kathryn’s honor may be made in care of St. Paul\\\'s Lutheran Church at PO Box 40, Bridgeport, Festival of Hope at PO Box 377, Bridgeport or to Prairie Haven Hospice at 2409 Box Butte Avenue, Alliance, NE 69301. Kathryn was born at Merritt Township, Michigan, on June 12, 1924 to Fred and Eva (Foss) Asmus, Germans from Russia, immigrants to the United States. A tribute to her parents and parental influence. Both applied for, studied, passed and were sworn in as citizens. Two of Kathryn\\\'s older brothers served in the U.S Army in WWII and a younger brother served in Korea. All were honorably discharged. According to sources considered reliable, Fred and Eva\\\'s exploration of possible passage on the ill-fated Titanic was unsuccessful. Thank God. Kathryn moved to Nebraska with her parents when she was 6 years old because they wished to farm. She attended schools in rural Scottsbluff County. She returned to Michigan, living with an older sister and her family while working at Chevrolet Factory division of General Motors during the war. She returned to Nebraska to help her family on the farm, also working in the potato cellar or laundry in Scottsbluff. She met and dated Carl Schneider. They were married on February 28, 1948 in Bayard, NE. The couple made their home at Carl\\\'s family farm/ranch near Redington. Five sons were born to the marriage. Kathryn was always busy cooking, baking, cleaning and helping on the farm where needed. She enjoyed being a teachers helper at District 11 School and a school bus driver for Bridgeport District 63 and a 4-H project leader, helping with Bible School, Camp Rock, and Willing Workers Ladies Club. She attended Redington Church. Kathryn had a profound love for her boys and their families and was a shining example of a wife, mother, grand and great grandmother, friend, and citizen. Kathryn survived triple bypass open heart surgery and breast cancer. She was a member of St. Paul\\\'s Lutheran Church. Those who mourn her passing are husband Carl of 64 years; sons Harvey (Jessi) of Orange Park, FL, James (Jo Ann) of Morrill, NE, Larry (Debra) of Bridgeport, NE, Robert (Rhonda) of Bridgeport, NE and Everrett (Donna) of Ft. Collins, CO; sister Martha Peterson of Lewistown, MT; 37 grand and great grandchildren and many other family and friends. Her parents, step father Henry Strashiem, brothers Adam, David, Donald (Betty) Asmus; sisters Eva (Henry) Schoeneman, Molly (John) Schwabaur, Mary (John) Bolger and Lydia (Ralph) Parriott; brother in law Glenn Peterson; daughter in law Becky Olsen Schneider and great granddaughter Micki Schneider preceded her in death.