William Sherman Scneder
1865 - 1937 (72 years)
Generation: 1
1. William Sherman Scneder was born on 3 Sep 1865 in Greensburg, Westmoreland County, PA; died on 24 Sep 1937 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS. Notes:
Topeka Daily Capital, Sept. 28, 1937, page 2:
SERVICE HERE WEDNESDAY
W.F. Scneder Well Known in Topeka and in Jackson County
Funeral services for William F. Scneder, 72, former Topekan, who died Friday in Wichita, will be Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Wall-Diffenderfer Mortuary. Dr. Harold C. Case of the First Methodist Church will conduct the service. Burial will be in Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Scneder was born Sept. 3, 1865, in Greensburg, Pa., and came to Jackson County, Kansas in 1877. He lived in Topeka several years as an employee of the state department of education, and was prominently identified with educational activities in Jackson and Shawnee counties. He was a member of Blue Lodge No. 42, A.F. & A.M. of Holton, Scottish Rite and Topeka Consistory.
Surviving Scneder are his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Scneder, Wichita; a daughter, Mrs. Mary Shaw, Cheyenne, Wyoming; a son, John Scneder, Topeka; and five grandchildren.
Minneapolis Messenger, Ottawa County, Kansas, Sept. 30, 1937, page 7:
Ada --- Word reached Ada Saturday of the passing of Will Scneder, at his home in Wichita Friday morning. Mr. Scneder was the last of five brothers to go. He is survived by two sisters. He was quite well-known here. Funeral was in Topeka Monday.
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Plot Section VIIIFamily/Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Achenbach. Mary (daughter of Hiram Randolph Achenbach and Annie E. Ayars) was born on 26 Jul 1870 in Williamsport, Lycoming County, PA; died on 25 Apr 1949 in Wichita, Sedgwick County, KS; was buried in Topeka Cemetery, Topeka, Shawnee County, KS. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]