Larry had worked as an electrician for many years before he retired. He was an extremely gifted person who was artistically and musically inclined. He enjoyed his years playing drums in a band. Larry was skilled in wood carving and was a jack of all trades who could fix anything.
He was preceded in death by his son, Matthew Schneider, his parents, Walter and Grace, nee Wagner, Schneider; a sister-in-law, Karen (Shelton) Etter; and his aunt and uncle, Mabel and Elmer Burns.
Surviving are his loving wife of 39 years, Kelly, nee Klohr, Schneider, whom he married March 24, 1984; two sisters, Charlotte Lehr and Peggy (Robert) Maupin; a brother, Carl Schneider; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Dale and Carol Klohr; and many nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to The Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America (DEBRA), https://www.debra.org/donate, or the Belleville Area Humane Society. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.
Visitation: Friends may visit from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, January 26, 2024, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, IL.
No funeral services will be held.