With a Heavy Heart and Sadness Mary Jane (MJ) passed away Tuesday March 29th at the Wonderful Desert Wind Gardens Adult Family Home surrounded by family and friends. Bless Nataliya, Luda for the special loving care given to Mom. MJ was born Sept 4th 1934 in Albany New York.

Mary Jane worked for Prudential for twenty years plus and for an Auto dealership in Florida. After retirement she became a caregiver for her late husband for eight years. MJ was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and Le Femmes unit 803 and a Volunteer for St. Peters Church in Saratoga Springs and Arcadia Village Community Center. She was with Women of the Moose 1619 in Port Charlotte Florida. MJ loved all things purple, any and all flowers, and animals, cats being her favorite. She always loved loved any and all foods and things in life.

MJ is survived by and will be greatly missed by her daughter Kathy and Lee her husband who she lived with since 2015 when her husband passed. Also, daughter Patricia Morache and Teresa Bonesteel. Her sister Patricia Meyers her grandchildren and Great-grandchildren nieces and nephews and cousins and a lifelong very special friend Rosemary McTygue and Madelyn Johnson. MJ was preceded in death by her Husband of 60 years Paul Schneider and Son Paul Edward Schneider and her parents and grandparents.

To Our Family and Friends

It is with a heavy heart and sadness that I have to let you know that Mom/MJ left us on the 29th of March to be with Dad. For several years now Lee and I have been caring for Mom/MJ. When she arrived after Dad passed, she had the onset of Dementia. For several years we adjusted and coped as Alzheimer’s Disease slowly took her. Two years ago, we had to move her into a wonderful home, Desert Wind Gardens Adult Family home that had 24-hour care for her as she became bed bound and unable to do the simplest things.

The caregivers and staff that took care of Mom, loved her dearly and took such wonderful care of her. We set up Mom’s/MJ’s room like she had her sitting room at our home and got her Fresh Flowers weekly as you all know she loved any and all flowers and pets. Mom loved the people there also which is a plus. Mom/MJ still enjoyed watching her TV shows (Hogans Heroes, Hallmark Channel, and any and all Musical Movies) Laughing/ and always had a smile on her face and visiting and all things purple and most of all listening to Frank Sinatra (she had a CD player in her room that played day and night, My Way her favorite song was playing when she passed.)

Mom/MJ was truly loved and will be truly missed

Our prayers are that while you can please reach out and touch someone and spread the love that Mom had and spread in her life. We feel totally blessed to have had Mom in our life.

Take Care To One and All

Kathy and Lee Schmitt