Mass of Christian Burial for Anita Schneider, age 83, of Melrose, was held Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at the Church of Seven Dolors, Albany. The interment was at St. Benedict’s Cemetery, Avon. Anita passed away on April 23, 2025, at Cura of Melrose Nursing Home.
Mary “Anita” Schneider was born on April 23, 1942, in Breckenridge to Joseph and Catherine (Fleming) Schneider. Anita was a member of the Church of Seven Dolors in Albany.
Anita is survived by her siblings, Laurel Enneking, James Schneider, Sister Ruth Anne Schneider, Colleen Schneider, Barbara Peschel, and Jane (Price) Schneider.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Catherine (Fleming) Schneider; siblings, Bernard, Dennis, Lawrence, Michael, Kenneth, Daniel, and Theodore Schneider; sisters, Rita (Cody) Baker, Kathleen (Schneider) Budke, and Lynda (Schneider) Meierhenry; and brother-in-law, Thomas Enneking.
Mary Anita was lovingly cared for throughout much of her adult life by her sister, Laurel Enneking, and Laurel’s husband, Thomas. She was deeply loved and cherished by all of her family and so many others in her community.