Born January 30, 1912 - Died March 7, 1980
Father Leander Schneider (birth name: Linus Thomas) was born in 1912 in Marytown,
Wisconsin, a small farming community northeast of Fond du Lac. He studied at
Salvatorian Seminary in St. Nazianz and entered the Novitiate there in 1931. He made
his profession of vows on September 8, 1932. He completed his studies for the
priesthood at Catholic University in Washington, DC, and was ordained in the Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception on June 7, 1938. Fr. Leander ministered as associate
pastor of Mother of Good Counsel Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; in the mission
parishes in Scio, Oregon; and in local parishes around Menominee, Michigan. In 1946,
he became pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Scio, Oregon, where he remained
until 1952. He then became the first pastor of St. Pius X Parish in Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin. He was also Superior of the local community. Though heart problems forced
him to relinquish the pastorate in 1968, he remained in the parish until 1971. He
then moved to New Holstein and assisted in neighboring parishes and nursing homes.
He died peacefully on March 7, 1980. He was buried in the community cemetery in St.
Nazianz. Fr. Leander is remembered as a gentle pastor and leader, whose own goodness
was a source of inspiration to those in his care.
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Father Leander L. Schneider, S.D.S., 68, of Salvatorian Center, New Holstein, died
Friday evening, March 7, at Calumet Memorial Hosptial, Chilton.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Ambrose Church, St. Naziznz. The Rev.
Joseph Derks, S.D.S. will officiate and burial will be in community cemetery.
Father Schneider was born Jan. 30, 1912, at Marytown, Wis., son of the late Joseph
and Mary Wicklein Schneider. He attended Catholic University at Washington D.C.
and was ordained June 7, 1938. Father Scheider served as a pastor in Oregon and
Michigan and he was the first pastor of St. Pius X at Wauwatosa for 16 years until his
retirement in 1968.
Survivors include five brothers, Pius Schneider of Route 2, Chilton, Lawrence Schneider
of Fredonia, Joseph Schneider of Johnsburg, Edward Schneider of Milwaukee and
Cletus Schneider of Johnsburg; four sisters, Mrs. Robert (Dephine) Wagner of Route 1,
Malone, Mrs. Robert (Marie) Lambert of Fond du Lac, Mrs. Agnes Mitchell of
Milwaukee and Mrs. Lyle (Monica) Fuhrmann of Marytown, nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at St. Amrose Chruch after 4 o'clock this Sunday afternoon.
Christianson-Deja Funeral Home, St. Nazianz is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 9, 1980 P.3
Father Leander Schneider (birth name: Linus Thomas) was born in 1912 in Marytown,
Wisconsin, a small farming community northeast of Fond du Lac. He studied at
Salvatorian Seminary in St. Nazianz and entered the Novitiate there in 1931. He made
his profession of vows on September 8, 1932. He completed his studies for the
priesthood at Catholic University in Washington, DC, and was ordained in the Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception on June 7, 1938. Fr. Leander ministered as associate
pastor of Mother of Good Counsel Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; in the mission
parishes in Scio, Oregon; and in local parishes around Menominee, Michigan. In 1946,
he became pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Scio, Oregon, where he remained
until 1952. He then became the first pastor of St. Pius X Parish in Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin. He was also Superior of the local community. Though heart problems forced
him to relinquish the pastorate in 1968, he remained in the parish until 1971. He
then moved to New Holstein and assisted in neighboring parishes and nursing homes.
He died peacefully on March 7, 1980. He was buried in the community cemetery in St.
Nazianz. Fr. Leander is remembered as a gentle pastor and leader, whose own goodness
was a source of inspiration to those in his care.
********
Father Leander L. Schneider, S.D.S., 68, of Salvatorian Center, New Holstein, died
Friday evening, March 7, at Calumet Memorial Hosptial, Chilton.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Ambrose Church, St. Naziznz. The Rev.
Joseph Derks, S.D.S. will officiate and burial will be in community cemetery.
Father Schneider was born Jan. 30, 1912, at Marytown, Wis., son of the late Joseph
and Mary Wicklein Schneider. He attended Catholic University at Washington D.C.
and was ordained June 7, 1938. Father Scheider served as a pastor in Oregon and
Michigan and he was the first pastor of St. Pius X at Wauwatosa for 16 years until his
retirement in 1968.
Survivors include five brothers, Pius Schneider of Route 2, Chilton, Lawrence Schneider
of Fredonia, Joseph Schneider of Johnsburg, Edward Schneider of Milwaukee and
Cletus Schneider of Johnsburg; four sisters, Mrs. Robert (Dephine) Wagner of Route 1,
Malone, Mrs. Robert (Marie) Lambert of Fond du Lac, Mrs. Agnes Mitchell of
Milwaukee and Mrs. Lyle (Monica) Fuhrmann of Marytown, nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at St. Amrose Chruch after 4 o'clock this Sunday afternoon.
Christianson-Deja Funeral Home, St. Nazianz is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 9, 1980 P.3
Born January 30, 1912 - Died March 7, 1980
Father Leander Schneider (birth name: Linus Thomas) was born in 1912 in Marytown,
Wisconsin, a small farming community northeast of Fond du Lac. He studied at
Salvatorian Seminary in St. Nazianz and entered the Novitiate there in 1931. He made
his profession of vows on September 8, 1932. He completed his studies for the
priesthood at Catholic University in Washington, DC, and was ordained in the Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception on June 7, 1938. Fr. Leander ministered as associate
pastor of Mother of Good Counsel Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; in the mission
parishes in Scio, Oregon; and in local parishes around Menominee, Michigan. In 1946,
he became pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Scio, Oregon, where he remained
until 1952. He then became the first pastor of St. Pius X Parish in Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin. He was also Superior of the local community. Though heart problems forced
him to relinquish the pastorate in 1968, he remained in the parish until 1971. He
then moved to New Holstein and assisted in neighboring parishes and nursing homes.
He died peacefully on March 7, 1980. He was buried in the community cemetery in St.
Nazianz. Fr. Leander is remembered as a gentle pastor and leader, whose own goodness
was a source of inspiration to those in his care.
********
Father Leander L. Schneider, S.D.S., 68, of Salvatorian Center, New Holstein, died
Friday evening, March 7, at Calumet Memorial Hosptial, Chilton.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Ambrose Church, St. Naziznz. The Rev.
Joseph Derks, S.D.S. will officiate and burial will be in community cemetery.
Father Schneider was born Jan. 30, 1912, at Marytown, Wis., son of the late Joseph
and Mary Wicklein Schneider. He attended Catholic University at Washington D.C.
and was ordained June 7, 1938. Father Scheider served as a pastor in Oregon and
Michigan and he was the first pastor of St. Pius X at Wauwatosa for 16 years until his
retirement in 1968.
Survivors include five brothers, Pius Schneider of Route 2, Chilton, Lawrence Schneider
of Fredonia, Joseph Schneider of Johnsburg, Edward Schneider of Milwaukee and
Cletus Schneider of Johnsburg; four sisters, Mrs. Robert (Dephine) Wagner of Route 1,
Malone, Mrs. Robert (Marie) Lambert of Fond du Lac, Mrs. Agnes Mitchell of
Milwaukee and Mrs. Lyle (Monica) Fuhrmann of Marytown, nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at St. Amrose Chruch after 4 o'clock this Sunday afternoon.
Christianson-Deja Funeral Home, St. Nazianz is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 9, 1980 P.3
Father Leander Schneider (birth name: Linus Thomas) was born in 1912 in Marytown,
Wisconsin, a small farming community northeast of Fond du Lac. He studied at
Salvatorian Seminary in St. Nazianz and entered the Novitiate there in 1931. He made
his profession of vows on September 8, 1932. He completed his studies for the
priesthood at Catholic University in Washington, DC, and was ordained in the Shrine
of the Immaculate Conception on June 7, 1938. Fr. Leander ministered as associate
pastor of Mother of Good Counsel Parish in Milwaukee, Wisconsin; in the mission
parishes in Scio, Oregon; and in local parishes around Menominee, Michigan. In 1946,
he became pastor of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Scio, Oregon, where he remained
until 1952. He then became the first pastor of St. Pius X Parish in Wauwatosa,
Wisconsin. He was also Superior of the local community. Though heart problems forced
him to relinquish the pastorate in 1968, he remained in the parish until 1971. He
then moved to New Holstein and assisted in neighboring parishes and nursing homes.
He died peacefully on March 7, 1980. He was buried in the community cemetery in St.
Nazianz. Fr. Leander is remembered as a gentle pastor and leader, whose own goodness
was a source of inspiration to those in his care.
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Father Leander L. Schneider, S.D.S., 68, of Salvatorian Center, New Holstein, died
Friday evening, March 7, at Calumet Memorial Hosptial, Chilton.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Ambrose Church, St. Naziznz. The Rev.
Joseph Derks, S.D.S. will officiate and burial will be in community cemetery.
Father Schneider was born Jan. 30, 1912, at Marytown, Wis., son of the late Joseph
and Mary Wicklein Schneider. He attended Catholic University at Washington D.C.
and was ordained June 7, 1938. Father Scheider served as a pastor in Oregon and
Michigan and he was the first pastor of St. Pius X at Wauwatosa for 16 years until his
retirement in 1968.
Survivors include five brothers, Pius Schneider of Route 2, Chilton, Lawrence Schneider
of Fredonia, Joseph Schneider of Johnsburg, Edward Schneider of Milwaukee and
Cletus Schneider of Johnsburg; four sisters, Mrs. Robert (Dephine) Wagner of Route 1,
Malone, Mrs. Robert (Marie) Lambert of Fond du Lac, Mrs. Agnes Mitchell of
Milwaukee and Mrs. Lyle (Monica) Fuhrmann of Marytown, nieces and nephews.
Friends may call at St. Amrose Chruch after 4 o'clock this Sunday afternoon.
Christianson-Deja Funeral Home, St. Nazianz is in charge of arrangements.
Herald Times Reporter, March 9, 1980 P.3
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