Donna Schneider

Donna M. Schneider, age 85 of Melrose, formerly of Hopkins, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at the Cherrywood Assisted Living in St. Cloud, Minnesota.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose with Rev. Marvin Enneking officiating. A family inurnment will be at St. Mary's Cemetery in Melrose at a later date.

Visitation will be held from 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday morning at the funeral home.

Donna Mae Schneider was born February 14, 1932 in Melrose, Minnesota to Henry and Mathilda (Stengel) Schneider. After graduating from Melrose High School in 1951, Donna moved to Minneapolis and worked as a secretary at United Artists. She soon began her career as a radio programmer at station WDGY and moved to New York City in 1963 to continue that career. After more than 20 years in New York City, Donna moved back to Minnesota and completed her career at WLTE Lite FM. Donna worked with numerous sales people and on-air personalities, and she managed to keep them all happy with her dedication, eye for detail, and good-natured personality. She later moved back to Melrose to be closer with family.

Donna enjoyed needlework and crafts, reading, and spending time with her family. She had a great eye for nice things and enjoyed picking out just the right gift for family.

Survivors include her nieces and nephews, Michael (Debbie) Schaefer of Coppell, Texas, Margo (Ron) Shebeck of Underwood, Jeanne Schaefer of Burnsville, Mary (Tim) Quick of St. Cloud, and Dan (Maryanna) Schaefer of Falcon Heights; and 13 great-nieces and nephews.

Donna was preceded in death by her parents, Henry and Mathilda Schneider; brother and sisters, Luverne, Lorraine, and Margaret; and nephews, Mark and Thomas Schaefer.

A special thank you to the staff at Cherrywood in St. Cloud. Donna always said that she was "in good hands" while she was there.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.