Obituary of Norman F. Schneider

Cohocton – Norman  “Frank” Schneider, 84 years of age, passed away Tuesday morning December 12, 2017 at Noyes Memorial Hospital in Dansville.  

Frank was born March 21, 1933 in Cohocton the son of   Norman and Irene (Allen) Schneider.  Frank attended and graduated from Cohocton Central School and remained a life resident of the Cohocton area.  Frank and Vivian Flor were married May 25, 1963 at St. Stanislaus Church in Rochester and together celebrated 47 years of marriage, prior to Vivian passing away in June of 2010. 

Frank worked hard his whole life. He started off potato farming with his father and eventually took over the family farm in 1953.  In 1962, he entered the NYS Police Academy and worked as a trooper for a short time. He had several jobs over the next few years including owning and operating the Esso Gas Station in Cohocton with his brother-in-law DeMerle Wise and working nights as a meter attendant in Rochester. Frank and Vivian owned and operated Schneider’s Country Store in Cohocton for over 10 years. Frank loved woodworking and eventually purchased his own portable saw mill which he ran for many years.    

Frank had many hobbies and interests.  He always enjoyed farming so he and Vivian  raised their family on a small farm with sheep, horses, pigs and chickens.  He spent many hours building cabinets and other woodworking projects. When he purchased the sawmill he was able to build a new house for he and Vivan and he helped build 2 others for his children.   He enjoyed hunting, going out to dinner with Vivian and socializing with everyone!  Frank  was a communicant of St. Pius Church and the caretaker of St. Pius Cemetery for many years. He was an avid birdwatcher in his final years. Frank’s biggest pride and joy was his family. He would do anything for his children.  His grandchildren and great grandchildren always brought the biggest smiles to his face.  

Frank was pre-deceased by his parents, Norman and Irene Schneider; his wife, Vivian Schneider; his siblings, Noreen Lindsey, Ann Hamilton, John and Mike Schneider; and a great-grandson, Reece Fitzpatrick.  He is survived by his children, Jane (Andy) Bembower of Cohocton, John Schneider of Cohocton, Molly (Bucky) Austin of Cohocton, Donna (Sandor) Fox of Cohocton and Mary Jo (Tim) Griffiths of Oswego; his grandchildren, Dean and Luke Bembower, Emily Schneider (Asa Tower), Ashton Schneider, Jennifer (Tommy) Smyder, Tyler (Tamara) Austin, Alex Austin, Molly, Asher and Stephanie Fox, Andrea (Shane) Fitzpatrick, Justine Fox(Ethan Dieter), Sophia, Olivia and Trevor Griffiths; his great-grandchildren, Lily, Haley, Parker, Paxton and Corbin; his siblings, Mary Weber of Lockport, Kaye Wise of Cohocton, Dorothy Reinard of PA, Jean (Tom) Recktenwald of Wayland, Jim (Leslie) Schneider of FL, Elaine (Jim) Davis of PA and Edward Schneider (Cassie  Dennison) of Springwater; his brother in law, Ronald (Dawn) Lindsey of Cohocton and his sister in law Eileen Schneider of Cohocton; along with many nieces and nephews.  

Frank’s family and friends may call Thursday from 4-7pm at the St. George-Stanton Funeral Home, 109 West Naples St., Wayland.  A family prayer service will be offered at 10:15 Friday morning at the funeral home.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated for Frank at 11am Friday at St. Pius Church in Cohocton.  Committal prayers and interment will take place immediately following at St. Pius Cemetery in Cohocton.  Contributions in memory of Frank may be made to St. Pius Cemetery, 2 Mill St., Cohocton, NY 14826 or the Cohocton Lions Club, PO Box 349, Cohocton, NY 14826.