Edward Schneider

DELHI —Edward Schneider, 102, longtime Oneonta resident, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2016 at the A.O. Fox Memorial Hospital Nursing Home. Born February 2, 1914, in Bovina Center, to Emil and Margaretha (Butler) Schneider, he was educated at Coulter Brook School and graduated from Delaware Academy, Delhi, NY. After high school, Edward graduated from the Oneonta Normal School (State University College at Oneonta) and taught at various one room schoolhouses throughout the area. Edward was the last teacher at Bovina District No 1 (Maynard School) which closed its doors at the end of the school year in 1959. Edward taught the next few years in the Troy, New York School District while studying library science at SUNY Albany. Returning to the area, Edward worked for the Huntington Memorial Library in Oneonta where he met his wife, Mellicent who served as the chief librarian for that institution. He was pre-deceased by his wife, Mellicent, his brothers, Arnold and Carl and his sister Lillian Hilson. Surviving are his nephews, James (Margaret) Hilson, Bovina Center, NY, Thomas (Betty) Hilson, Bovina Center, NY, and his nieces Margaret Oelsner, Albuquerque, NM, and Marianne (Douglas) Brown, Boseman, MT. A graveside committal service will be at the convenience of the family at the Bovina Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the Huntington Memorial Library in his name.