Bruce S. Schneider

LOWVILLE- Bruce S. Schneider, 87, of Ossont Rd. Lowville, passed away Thursday evening, April 25, 2024 at the home of his nephew and his wife, Doug and Victoria Kirkbride, Castorland. 

Family and close friends are welcome to attend a funeral at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, April 29, 2024 at Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc. with Rev. David Herrmann officiating. There are no calling hours.  Burial will be in the Riverside Cemetery Annex, Beaver Falls.  Per Bruce’s request, in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Friends of Lewis County Hospice, P.O. Box 266, Lowville, NY 13367 or Lewis County Humane Society, P.O. Box 682, Lowville, NY 13367.

He is survived by his sister, Debbie (Aaron) Widrick of Lowville; nieces, nephews, and cousins.  He is predeceased by his beloved wife, Joyce Schneider who passed away on January 9, 2017; and his sister Karen J. Kirkbride, who passed away on August 21, 2017.

Bruce was born on December 13, 1936, in Philadelphia, NY, a son of the late Samuel R. and Dorothy Mae Delles Schneider.  Bruce began working at age 12.  He graduated from Lowville Academy and N.Y.S. Ranger School in Wanakena, NY.  On May 11, 1963, he married Joyce Altmire at the Beaver Falls United Methodist Church, with Rev. Bird officiating.  He worked for the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation for many years, retiring as Senior Forester on June 29, 1994.     

He loved the outdoors.  Bruce enjoyed fishing, boating, gardening, building model boats, woodworking and cutting firewood.  He enjoyed watching things grow and helped plant thousands of trees.

Throughout his life, Bruce was most proud to be married to Joyce and to have graduated from the N.Y.S. Ranger School.

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