Bernhard H. Schneider

Bernhard Heinrich Schneider, age 92, of Greenville, SC passed away December 29th, 2012 at his residence.

Born July 15, 1920, and a native of Brooklyn, NY, he was the husband of Eleanor Lillian Styczynski and the son of the late Christian Schneider and the late Anna Marie Schumacher.

Bernhard was a retired project engineer for Steel Heddle, of the Catholic faith, loving husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by daughters; Cathy Hughes of Simpsonville, Fran Geisler and her husband Dick of South Carolina, and Lily Ratner and her husband Andrew of New York; sons, Henry and his wife Helen of Virginia, Paul and his wife Mary Jane of Simpsonville, William and his wife Merry of Greenville, and Christian and his wife Alice of Georgia; thirteen grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends at Heritage Funeral Home from 9 am to 11 am on Monday, December 31 2012. Funeral Mass will be held at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on Monday, December 31, 2012, at 12:00 pm. The Entombment will be Wednesday, January 2, 2013, at 2 pm at Graceland East Memorial Park in Simpsonville, SC.