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Richard “Dick” Schneider, 90, of Greenfield, passed away Saturday, July 19, 2025, at Creston Specialty Care in Creston.
Celebration of Life Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 28, at the Greenfield United Methodist Church, with burial in the Greenfield Cemetery. Full military graveside rites will be conducted by the Greenfield American Legion Head-Endres Post No. 265, V.F.W. Post No. 5357 and the Army Funeral Honor Guard. A luncheon will follow the burial at the church. Pastor Melinda Stonebraker will officiate the service. The Lamb Funeral Home in Greenfield is in charge of the professional arrangements.
The family will greet friends 3-5 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at the Greenfield United Methodist Church.
Memorials may be directed to the Dick Schneider Memorial Fund to be established by the family at a later date.
Richard (Dick) Eugene Schneider, was born Sept. 9, 1934, the son of Wilbert (Butch) and Alice Schneider in Greenfield.
Dick spent his childhood in Greenfield attending school at Greenfield Public Schools, graduating with the class of 1952. On Oct. 1, 1955, Dick and Vera Sackett of Greenfield were married at St. John’s Catholic in Greenfield after Dick returned from the service. To this union four children were born: Gerry, Terry, Cindy and Pam. Dick and Vera lived in their family home in Greenfield most of their lives from 1962 through 2021, when they moved to Creston.
After graduation, Dick worked as a carpenter with his father and brothers, then began working for Schildberg Garage as a mechanic. He enlisted in the Army in 1953, where he served for 14 months in Germany. He liked to tell the story of how he was in Berlin behind the Iron Curtain. During his service he was very proud that he received the Soldier of the Week award for his entire regiment.
After he returned from the Army, Dick worked again in carpentry with his father and brothers and later worked for Schildberg’s where he moved out to the quarry and operated the first loader they owned. In 1973, he went to work for Adair County where he drove a road maintainer until he retired in 1996.
Dick enjoyed many hobbies after he retired. He was an avid gardener and canned all kinds of vegetables from his gardens. He enjoyed cooking and often watched cooking shows on TV to refine his skills. He especially liked to use his smoker to feed family and friends at gatherings. He continued with carpentry, becoming a skilled woodworker making rocking horses and motorcycles for his grandkids. He picked up deer hunting and went on many fishing trips to North Dakota with his brother Bill. Dick and Vera also enjoyed camping at local parks in Iowa and traveling around the country in retirement. He also mowed for the cemetery.
Dick was a member of Veteran of Foreign Wars and American Legion. He also volunteered as a member of the Greenfield Fire Department for many years.
Dick had a tough cookie attitude, but he was devoted to his family and friends. He created a tradition of granting each of his grandkids nicknames that he proudly used to call them. He cared for elderly members of his family and loved telling jokes and stories to anyone who’d listen.
Dick was preceded in death by his parents; wife Vera; son-in-law Jeff Bricker and granddaughters, Jessica Schneider and Kaylee Stovall.
He is survived by son Terry (Janelle) Schneider of Greenfield; daughters: Gerry (Bruce) Sheriff of Greenfield, Cindy (Kevin) Stovall of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Pam (Rob) Schwinger of Independence, Kansas; special friend Radine Ward of Creston; brothers, William (Donna) and Joe (Lorraine); sister Carolyn Combs; grandchildren: Joshua (Heather) Schneider, Lisa (Shay) Acheson, Chad Stovall, Joel (Carolyn) Bricker and Jamie (McKinzie) Bricker; great-grandchildren: Wyatt (Emma) Schneider, Parker Schneider, Gabrielle Bricker and Lane Bricker, plus many step-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.