Valerie "Vallie" W. Collins Schneider

Valerie Wikert Schneider “Vallie”, 74 of Atlanta, GA, formerly of Bellevue, beloved mother, grandmother, mother-in-law, aunt, sister, cousin and friend left us on Friday, January 2, 2015 at 6:35 am. She was born to the late John “Jack” and Nora Collins Wikert on May 25, 1940 in Pittsburgh. Valerie left behind her 4 children, Jeffrey Allen Schneider of Milton, GA, Joseph Anthony Schneider and his wife Kimberly Clements of Seattle, WA, Susan Marie Schneider of Alpharetta, GA and Heather Ann Pascarella and her husband Carmine of Millstone, NJ. She was a very proud grandmother of 6 grandchildren; Finnegan, Emma, Nora, Balloch, Luke and Harper. She is survived by her brother John “Jack” Wikert of Federal Way, WA and sister Carol Ann Kenny of Crystal Lake, IL. She was a graduate of Avalon High School, class of 1958. In 1961 she married Joseph C. Schneider of Atlanta, GA, and lived in Pittsburgh, Medford, NJ, Sparta, NJ, Wilton, CT and Atlanta, GA throughout her life. Valerie had been am Executive Administrative Assistant for Mercedes-Benz Credit Corp. where she worked and retired after 20 years. We are certain that Mom is now reunited with her mom and dad, her aunts and uncles, her cousins, her friends and her baby girl, Mary. The world was so blessed to have her here for 74 years and now the “Angels among us” have her for eternity. Go GOD! “To lose someone so special, someone so dear, there’s a hole in our world, where laughter once was, now left is a shadow where once bright light loved. Dear Lord now that the love of our life is with you, there’s just one more thing you need to do, let her rest in your arms until eternity ends, let her dance on white clouds, free again, let her ride with the wind and sail with the stars.” Friends received Friday 2 – 4 & 6 – 8 pm at the Orion C. Pinkerton Funeral Home, Inc., 1014 California Avenue, Avalon 412-766-5600. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in Assumption Church on Saturday at 10 am. Interment will follow in the Allegheny County Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations be made to the APDA – American Parkinson’s Disease Assoc., 135 Parkinson Ave., Staten Island, NY 10305, www.apdaparkinson.org dedicated to Valerie Wikert Schneider.