Elizabeth Schnell

Elizabeth Evelyn(Masemann)Schnell passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2019. Born in Germantown, Ohio on October 16, 1925 to Dorothea and Johann Masemann, but grew up in Bremen, Germany when her parents returned there when she was still a child. Preceded in death by her parents, step-father, Willy Schroeder, a sister, Gisela Carls, a brother, Henry Masemann, and her loving husband, Wilhelm. They married in 1947 and in 1949 they immigrated to Dayton to begin a new life after the war. Elizabeth was a shoemaker by trade and worked for Bee Gee Shoes/Elder Beerman for years. She enjoyed reading, baking, flower gardening, going to Hueston Woods and Cowan Lake on Saturdays, and sewing, especially making clothes for her daughters, crocheting afghans, footies, and layettes for her family and friends and scarves and lap robes for the church women projects at St. Mark's and Faith Lutheran churches. Her most enjoyable moments were times spent with her loving family. She was admired for her patience, strength, faith, and perseverance. Elizabeth always had a shoulder to lean on and an ear to listen. She is survived by her daughters, Irene(Jim)Detamore; Ingrid(Rick)Holmes; Ronda(Eric)Woerner; grandchildren Christy(Tony)Peters; Eric Shepherd; Becky(Josh)Brandenburg; Justin Holmes; Dan, Steve, and Elena Woerner; Elise(Bobby)Lenehan, Sara and Natasha Woerner; Jimmy, Chad, and Nicole Detamore; great-grandchildren AJ and Lucas Peters; Eva and Will Brandenburg; Elizabeth Gebhardt; Joe, Abby, Beckett, and Annabelle Detamore, Mila Lenehan; Olivia, Chase and Dillon Hardin; and her friend of sixty plus years, Herta Neuerer. The family wishes to extend a sincere thank you to the staff of Hospice of the Miami Valley, especially Nurse Laura, and the staff at Trinity Community Beavercreek, especially Nurses Nikki and Kathy. Funeral service will be held 1:00PM Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at the TOBIAS FUNERAL HOME-Beavercreek Chapel 3970 Dayton-Xenia Rd. The family will receive friends from 11:00AM until time of service at the funeral home. Pastor Brian Nunnally officiating. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to Hospice of the Miami Valley, 46 N. Detroit St.#B, Xenia, 45385 or Faith Lutheran Church, 3315 Martel Dr., Dayton 45420.