Odette Rita Edler Schneider

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Odette Rita Edler Schneider, 86, of Huntsville, Ala., passed away on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015.

She was born in New Orleans, La., on Dec. 11, 1929.

Surviving are two sons, George A. Schneider III and his wife, Susan, Greencastle, and Stephen Karl Schneider Sr. and his wife, Lynne, Huntsville, Ala.; five grandchildren, Stephanie, Michelle, Erika, Stephen Jr. and Krystle; and eight great-grandchildren Macie, Taryn, Wade, Maggie, Max, Darren, Hailey and Emma.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, George Antoine Schneider Jr. and her mother, Madelyn Ann Hartman Edler Janin.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015 at 10 a.m. at St. Paul The Apostle Catholic Church, 202 E. Washington St., Greencastle, with Father John Hollowell officiating.

Entombment will follow at Forest Hill Cemetery.

The family will receive friends on Wednesday, Dec. 30 from 4-7 p.m.. at Bittles and Hurt Funeral Home, Greencastle.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Paul The Apostle Catholic Church.

Condolences and expressions of sympathy may be shared with the family at www.BittlesandHurt.com.