Oda M. Schneider, 71, of Bradenton, Fla., passed away on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, of complications following heart surgery.
Oda, daughter of Joseph P. and Geraldine M. (Mueting) Preister, was born on Oct. 31, 1951, at the Newman Grove Community Hospital, Newman Grove, Neb. She attended Saint Bernard and Lindsay Holy Family Catholic Schools, graduating from Lindsay Holy Family with the class of 1971. After graduation she worked in Modale, Iowa, for a short time before moving to Florida where she was kept very busy being a caregiver for the elderly. On Nov. 4, 1977, she was united in marriage to William Schneider.
Oda loved coming back to Nebraska to spend time with her large family, sometimes making the trip 2-3 times a year. Besides her siblings she was extremely close to her many nieces and nephews.