Betty Lou (Barringer) Schniepp, 83, formerly of Nokomis, died peacefully on Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Oakmont of Riverpark Assisted Living Facility in Oxnard, CA, with her loving family at her side.
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 28, from 1 to 3 p.m. at Stiehl-Dawson Funeral Home in Nokomis. Funeral services will follow, beginning at 3 p.m. at the funeral home.
Mrs. Schniepp was born Feb. 23, 1939, in Rosamond Township, to Kenneth Wayne and Vera Irene (Christian) Barringer. She married Robert Lester Schniepp on June 22, 1958, and he preceded her in death.
She went to Pana High School and graduated with the class of 1957. After working briefly as a telephone operator for Illinois Consolidated, she got married and became a homemaker who helped on the farm.
Mrs. Schniepp enjoyed playing board games with family, laughing and watching I Love Lucy, Monty Python, as well as her favorite soap operas and westerns. She was a lifelong member of South Fork Methodist Church, member of the Order of the Eastern Star, and was active in the Ladies’ Auxiliary or the ATA (Anti-Theft Association).
She is survived by her children, Melody Schniepp of Oxnard, CA, and Jim (Ives Vidal) Schniepp of Chicago; and beloved granddaughter, Ellen Schniepp of Los Angeles, CA.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Schniepp was preceded in death by her parents; and brother, Darrell Barringer.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hillsboro Area Hospital.
Online condolences to the family may be left at www.stiehldawsonfh.com.
