Eileen Schneider

December 8, 1943 - October 21, 2026

The Lord called Eileen Carol Lange Schneider home on October 21, 2026, in Round Rock, Texas. Eileen was born on December 8, 1943, to Dorothy (Williams) Lange Heintze and Theodore Lange in Chicago, Illinois. Eileen was baptised on January 2, 1944, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Chicago She was later confirmed on April 14, 1957, at Golgotha Lutheran Church in Chicago. On June 12, 1965, Eileen married Reinhard Ernest Schneider at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Thorndale, Texas. Together they had three children Amy, Neal, and Karl.

Eileen grew up in the Chicago and Leavenworth areas, where she learned the importance of faith, family, and service to the Lord. Her father was a Lutheran schoolteacher and educator who moved the family several times as he answered calls to serve different congregations. She graduated from high school in Harlingen, Texas, attended Concordia Lutheran College in Austin, Texas, and earned her bachelor’s degree from Concordia Teachers College in River Forest, Illinois.

She met her husband at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Thorndale, where her father served as an educator. She learned the ways of farm life and how to be a farmer’s wife at a young age, embracing the blessings and responsibilities of family life. Even though she was not born or raised in Texas, she was proud to call herself a Texan while still cherishing her Chicago upbringing.

Teaching was her passion and a calling she lived out throughout her life. She loved sharing her knowledge, nurturing young minds, and making a difference in the lives of her students. She taught at St. Paul Lutheran School in Thorndale and Thorndale ISD before retiring. Her dedication to education reflected her deep faith and her desire to serve others.

Her love for the Lord was evident in her many years of joyful service at St. Paul Lutheran Church and School, where she served as an LWML leader, teacher, librarian, organist, Christmas program leader, Sunday school teacher, choir member, and Lutheran Youth Fellowship leader.

Beyond teaching and church service, she treasured her family and enjoyed traveling and making memories with those she loved. She was fascinated with fossils and rocks and shared her love of collecting rocks and fossils with her grandchildren. She will be remembered for her passion for teaching, her steadfast faith, her devotion to family, and the lasting impact she made on generations of students and all those whose lives she touched.

Eileen is survived by one daughter, Amy Schneider Roberts of Round Rock, two sons, Neal and Becky Schneider of Georgetown and Karl and Sherri Schneider of Caldwell, and five grandchildren, Andrew Schneider of Austin, Mason and his wife Maegan Schneider of Lipan, Amanda Roberts of Round Rock, Maegan Schneider of Caldwell, and Madilyn Schneider of Caldwell. Eileen is also survived by two sisters, Joyce and Dexter McClure of Huntsville, Alabama and Jeannette and Ed Gerth of Texarakana, Texas, one brother-in-law, Ernest Jr. and Darcy Schneider of Elgin, two sister-in-laws, Evelyn Felfe of Thorndale and Jeanette Schneider of Elgin, and numerousnieces and nephews.

Visitation will be held on Friday, October 30th from 5:00-7:00pm at Providence Funeral Home in Taylor, Texas. Service will be held at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Thorndale, Texas on Saturday, October 31st at 10:00am. Burial will take place at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church Build The Vision Fund. PO Box 369 Thorndale, TX 76577.

Romans 8:38-39 “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”