Schneider, Kathleen Ann (nee Nash) Age 73, At Peace with God on Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Beloved wife of Michael Schneider for 51 years. Dearest mother of John (Kimberly) Schneider, Katharine “Kate” Long (Tony Dattoli) and Elizabeth “Beth” (Ron) McEwen. Loving grandmother of Devin and Marley Schneider. Dear sister-in-law of Robert (Laura) Schneider, Jim (Bonnie) Schneider, Terri (Dave) Fick and Patty (Rich) Loeschner. Our dear aunt and friend to all.
Anyone who has had the privilege to have met her knows what a light she was in this world. Consider yourselves blessed as no one could ask for a better guardian angel. “It’s always a beautiful day in Kathy Schneider’s World”.
SERVICES: A Celebration of Life will be held on Sunday, March 6, 2PM at Eastern Missouri Firefighters Hall (115 McMenamy, St. Peters, MO 63376). In lieu of flowers, memorials to Rosati-Kain High School or Backstoppers appreciated. Family served by KUTIS SOUTH COUNTY Chapel.
Kathy always held a special place in my heart. I got to know her at WashU in the English Department, and she always had the warmest laugh and biggest hug. She made the world a better place.
Indeed Kathy was a shiny light. I will miss her terribly.
So sorry for your loss. Holding you all up to the light and may your pain be replaced with only joyful memories of the love lost
Mike, my greatest condolences to you and your family on the loss of your wife. I will keep all of your family in my thoughts and prayers. God bless and keep you.
I can’t believe sweet Kathy is gone. I so enjoyed her company. Our prayers are with her family.
Kathy was my Wash U mom. She was always there to give advice, celebrate my successes, and comfort me when things were tough. She was my confidant and had no shortage of dating advice. She made my work study job feel less like a job and more line time with family. She opened her home to me and the other work study students. I remember one time in particular when she decided to try a new tuna casserole recipe. Let’s just say it turned out pink and we all had a good laugh. I’ll never forget her big smile, her warm laugh, and her amazing hugs.
I cannot even imagine the world without Kathy Schneider in it. She welcomed me into her heart and home, as she did for so many other graduate students at Wash U. She lifted up everyone’s spirits with a hug and a good laugh. She listened to us all as we fretted over our major field exams and dissertations. She witnessed us falling in love and breaking up. She was a friend and confidante to countless individuals. This is an unfathomable loss.
My deepest love and condolences to Kathy’s family. She loves you all so much! Any time spent in Kathy’s office included a story about her kids. I am sure I speak for others when I say we all felt we knew you even if we hadn’t met you.
Kathy was such a light for so many. For me, a grad student far from home, Kathy was a friend and mentor. During a very scary family crisis, Kathy was a defender. On a daily basis, Kathy made me–and so many–feel at home, feel cared for, feel safe, feel valuable. Kathy helped and championed students and helped so many not just survive school, but thrive as people. Like so many others, I loved Kathy, and it was her special gift that I, and so many, felt loved by her. Each one felt special to Kathy, because Kathy was so special. Thank you Kathy, for your love and care. Be received into the arms of mercy and the rest of everlasting peace.
To the entire Schneider Family our thoughts and prayers are with you during this time. No mater how good or bad her day was, she always took the time to smile and say high as she walked the dog in our neighborhood. Your mom will never be forgotten. God Bless her .
So sorry for your loss. Will sure miss her at our monthly dinners. She sure was so proud of her family and loved them so much. Will keep you all in our thoughts and prayers.
John so very sorry for your loss. The loss of a mom, as great as what I’ve heard your mom was is a forever wound. You are in my prayers to help through this. Lean on your friends and family. It’s your time to be supported as you have supported so many others. Love and prayers Mary S.
Kate & Family, my deepest condolences on the loss of Kathy. May she Rest In Peace. Prayers
Loved this sweet lady, her memory will be a blessing to all who knew her.
We knew Kathy from Sacred Heart parish in Florissant, MO many years ago when we lived there. Kathy was a wonderful, warm and fun person to know and the world will be at a loss without her. Rest In Peace, dear Kathy.
Sending our deepest sympathy and prayers.
Rick & Rosie Seppelt
Mr. Schneider, John, Kate, and Beth-Your wife and mother was such a kind and loving soul and was adored by all that knew her. She always had a smile on her face and her arms open ready to give a big hug. She will be missed greatly. Sending you all love and prayers for peace.
We met this beautiful lady just four years ago and have been so so lucky to have had her in our lives. She will be greatly missed. Loved her very much.
Dear Terri and Dave, Rich and Patti, Bob and Laura,Jim and Bonnie and mike and family: I was sorry to hear about Kathleen. I will be making a donation to Rosati-Kain. My mother was in the class of 1939 a d her sisters graduated from there as well as great step niece. You are in my prayers. God bless you.
Our thoughts and prayers are with the family during this very difficult time. Kathy was such a kind, loving soul that we had the pleasure of calling friend. Rest In Peace our beautiful friend.
Dear Mike, John, Kate, Beth and family–Please accept my deepest condolences for your loss. Kathy was indeed a bright light in the world, radiating love to all who came into her orbit. I knew her as Academic Coordinator in the English Department at Wash U, where I’m on faculty. She was not only smart and capable at her job, but a friend to one and all who sought her help in any way. As you probably know, we named an award in the Department upon her retirement to honor her generous spirit of nurturing both students and faculty in all their pursuits.
Kathy also had a wonderful sense of humor. Soon after she retired, she and I met for lunch and then–almost on a lark–headed over to the batting cage at Tower Tee. I jokingly invited her to name the balls shot out of the cannon after especially demanding colleagues that she had had to deal with over the years. Standing at the plate, she laughed so hard that she could barely stand up. But she wouldn’t accept my invitation, insisting that, however demanding this or that personality had been, they had been a joy to serve. That’s who she was.
We had many such occasions to share a laugh. And I–like most of my colleagues–could always count on Kathy to cheer me up if I was having an especially challenging day. She will be missed. And, while I know you will miss her dearly, given how central she was to your lives, please know that your loss is shared by everyone who ever knew her. She was light, she was joy, she was love.
Dear family of our beloved Kathy,
As a member of the English department who benefited from her every day we shared that space, may I say how wonderful it was to be befriended by Kathy? Let me add my sincerest condolences to those already shared. Kathy always made me (everyone!) laugh and feel better; she ran her corner of the department with dispatch and cheer; she cared for us all, students and faculty alike, each and every one. She rests in our hearts and in peace.
As so many others have said, this loss is simply not fathomable. Kathy was the warmest, brightest part of my years at WU. She cared for each and every person she encountered, and her love and mothering and support for graduate students in the English Department were unmatched. If you were down, you could always pop into Kathy’s corner offer for a bit of levity and lightness; she never lost that childlike spirit of joy and wonder, and she always knew when you needed a taste of it yourself. And when you really needed it, she’d remind you that The Boss was out there writing a song that could move you to dance in your chair in a crowded arena.
Kathy was the person who came to my office to tell me to call home when my grandmother died. She was the person who introduced me to pickle soup at the Fountain on Locust, after I moved to SLU. She was the person who made it a point to connect and reach out to those she loved. She called me just a few weeks ago to tell me I mattered to her–that is just who she was.
Mike, Kate, John, Beth, and all — Kathy’s love for you was the guiding force in her life, and she told everyone about you. Every one in her Duncker Hall family felt you were family, too. I am holding you up to the light.
Kathy was like a mother to me when I was in graduate school in 2004-2006 at Washington University. She continued to be an energetic source of comfort and support when I worked as an adjunct for five years thereafter. Every time she saw me in the copy room, she’d say, “Hey, New York!” And I’d say, “Now, Kathy, you know that I’m not from New York. I’m from St. Louis, just like you.” And she’d retort, “You dress like you’re from New York. You’re New York to me!” I LOVED HER.
Kathy was one of the nicest and most helpful colleagues at the university. My deepest condolences to her family.
I also knew Kathy at Wash U, and was so grateful for the support she was always ready to give. A memory: Dorothy and Kathy and I had a long-running discussion about whether knitting or crocheting was easier/better. I remember Kathy’s working so hard on a knitting project, and both getting frustrated about it and laughing at her own frustration at the same time. After Kathy left Wash U, she emailed me just to stay in touch. I’m so grateful that we were able to have a lunch outside Wash U just to chat about life. She was an extraordinary person.
Kathy made you feel like when you walked into the English office at Wash U, she’d been waiting there for no other reason than to chat with you, and you specifically. And given how many very different people came through that office during her time there, it’s amazing to see in these comments how many of us she made feel that way. She was just a fantastically warm, welcoming person, who brought brightness into a lot of lives.
Kathy was a very wonderful lady. Our condolences and prayers for Mike and all the Schneider family.
We were sisters Marie, Kathy and me. I can’t wrap my head around her not being here anymore. I called her phone after someone told me she had died. I couldn’t or didn’t want to believe it. We never had enough time to be together.
I’m happy you are with the Lord. But we who are left here without you will miss you so much. You meant so much to all of us. Your family, friends and inner circle will be happy you were here even though the time was much too short. ♥️
She was our sister Marie,Kathy and me. We never had enough time. My condolences to the family. She is now with the Lord and we will all miss her.
I am so sorry for your loss. There was not a day that I saw your mom at Rosati or the soccer fields that she didn’t have a smile on her face. Was a sweet soul she had.
I met Kathy my first day working at Rosati-Kain – she was so warm and welcoming. We bonded over a love of Harry Chapin’s music and became fast friends. When she left Rosati, we didn’t get to see each other nearly enough, but when we did it was like no time had passed. She will truly be missed – this world needs millions more just like her!
Kathy was the heart of the Wash U English Department. She was the one we all went to with issues large and small and when we needed a conversation that would inevitably leave us happier and more positive.
She did this for everyone, I realize, and she made each of us feel uniquely special. I cannot overstate the important impact she had in the life of so very many of us.
Kathy, we miss you.
Santa and I love your Mom, what a great lady, our thoughts and prayers to Kathy’s entire family.
Stacey and Doug
I don’t know how Kathy managed to form a warm, genuine, loving, personal, meaningful connection with every anxious, neurotic, self-doubting graduate student who managed to wander into her office, but she really did, and I feel lucky to count myself among them. She was sometimes the only ray of sunshine in the dark halls of Duncker, and she made it seem effortless. I am grateful to have known her and to have benefited from the light of her smile. She will be so greatly missed and remembered so fondly by everyone who knew her.
We so sorry for your loss. Our prayers are with the Schneider family.
Scott and Lorie Seppelt
As for so many who’ve already commented here, Kathy brought light, love, and laughter into my life both during some dark days in graduate school and while working at WashU. We became good friends, and she saw me through years of trying to have a child, until, when I first finally got pregnant, she asked me to give her swim lessons. We laughed at every lesson. Two weeks ago, I had just texted her pictures of my daughter in her Rosati-Kain gear, the high school Kathy recommended and where my daughter starts this fall. Kathy was pleased. We were going to have lunch soon, and this all feels unbelievable. I loved her so much, and my deepest condolences to all of her family.
She was always going out of her way to make Marley and I the best we could be, she’d never fail to give me a call when I couldn’t see her and always make sure we knew how much she loved us
You will forever be missed Yaya
-Your favorite Grandson
Kathy was such an incredible person. She was very kind and loving and will be missed dearly by everyone who had the pleasure of knowing her. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Schneider family.
The world is a better place because Kathy was here for a while. I so enjoyed working with her at Rosati-Kain where she epitimized what we were all about. Kathy was a life-time learner, an intelligent and joyful human being, a wonderful writer (Sr. Sheila would have been proud to call her a student), an artistic and thoughtful crafter. Sunshine makes me think of her. I am truly sad that she is gone and tremendously happy that I had the chance to know her.
John and family we are so sorry for your loss. I’ve only met Kathy a few times but she was such a sweet lady. She will be missed. Sending condolences.
Aunt Kathy was always a caring and cheerful person, I can’t recall a time being around her when she wasn’t smiling, laughing, or joking. The world is losing a truly great person who was full of love, I will truly miss her and my love goes out to the Schneider family.
I met Kathy at WashU. She was so smart and fun. She had such a wonderful way of making everyone feel smart and capable. She was a hard worker who was always ready to lend a hand and give moral support whenever it was needed. I will never forget her sweet smile and love for everyone. My prayers go out to her entire family. She will never be forgotten.
Aunt Kathy knew how to make everyone feel special, while never detracting from anyone else. From your “Favorite nephew named Matthew” I love you tons and will remember you forever. Thank you for making the world a brighter place and inspiring others to do the same. The bar is set very high but at the same time, the example is easy to follow.
I met Kathy at WashU, where I worked with and alongside her for years, first as a grad student, then as a staff member, and always––always––as a friend. She was an instant, devoted caretaker to everyone she met.
If I was having a challenging day, I would gravitate to her office, unthinkingly, and she would offer warmth and care, and usually a hug. I didn’t even know that I needed it until I was receiving it! Later, when I left the department, I would come find her––or she would come find me––she was always finding people, checking in… Truly, a font of lovingkindness. My heart aches for those who were closest to her.
I made it a habit to stop by and see Kathy as much as I could when she worked in the student involvement office at WashU. She was like a mom to me when I was away from home. I still have a window prism she gave me when I graduated and think of her when it catches the light in my kitchen window!
Kathy was the first person I met at Wash U when I arrived at graduate school and the first person to hug me when I completed my degree. She was the utmost model of compassion, love and support. I’ll cherish our walks through my neighborhood or across campus. We would talk about anything & I’m so grateful to have known her. My love to Kathy’s family!
Even though it has been at least 25 years since I have seen your family, I remember each one of you with great fondness. And I can still remember Kathy’s laugh! You are all in my prayers. My daughter Gwen also sends her condolences.
Kathy was easy people — full of warmth and compassion. She made people feel special. Her infectious smile and big laugh have blessed my life, and impacted many lives at Washington U. Love to Kathy’s family at this time.
Mike, I am so sorry for your loss. I remember when Mike was dating Kathy and we would go to Kathys house and talk with her parents. Kathy was always amazing.
There’s very little I can add to these remarks about Kathy because, as they show, everyone who knew her felt the warmth and caring, the impish sense of humor, and the clear-eyed awareness of human foibles that made her such a wonderful friend.
It was a pleasure and a gift to know her.
Like Miriam, I am echoing here everyone’s testimony to Kathy’s kindness, warmth, and humor. Awareness of human foibles indeed! I keep thinking about the time that Kathy and I drove out to Kansas City, when her daughter Beth lived there, and I was driving out to visit my parents. A wonderful traveling companion, and she had to put up with my anxiety about having my infant daughter (my first) in the back seat … Kathy sat in the back seat with her first, and then we switched and Kathy drove and I sat in the back … because what if Samantha were lonely or cried?! Kathy acted like I was totally normal and not at all a hilariously anxious new mom. She made us all feel loved and understood. I can hear her voice very clearly and miss it very much. Mike, John, Beth, Kate, and family, I am so terribly sorry for your loss.
What a legacy Kathy built in her life. These celebrations of Kathy are just the tip of the iceberg, I suspect, of the profound love and connection she forged everywhere she went. Her caring was wide and deep, and I feel very privileged to have experienced a share of it. I was one of the many graduate students at Wash U for whom she made life both easier and sunnier. My deepest condolences go to all of Kathy’s family and friends. It seems an understatement to say she will be missed. She will continue to shine, even in her absence.