Obituary of Nancy D. Schneider

Nancy D. Schneider, 84 of Iowa City died Tuesday, August 26, 2014, at the Iowa City Rehab and Health Care Center. Visitation for family and friends will be from 5 to 7 pm Thursday (today) at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service. Services celebrating Nancy's life will be held at 2 pm Friday, August 29, 2014, at the Iowa City Rehab and Health Care Center in the activity center. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Nancy's memory. Online condolences may be sent for her family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Nancy Dora Daniels was born February 18, 1930, in Columbia, Missouri, the daughter of Thomas and Margaret Daniels. She attended and graduated from school in Missouri. On February 2, 1951, she was united in marriage to John A. "Jack" Schneider at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Iowa City. The couple made their home in Iowa City and here they raised their family. Nancy enjoyed camping with her family, listening to music, working puzzles until they were done, decorating to the hilt for any holiday, and playing cards with family and friends; she was known to sandbag a bit in euchre! She moved to the care center a number of years ago, here she was known as "Wiggles" for she was said to wiggle down the halls, getting others moving the same direction with smiles on their faces. Her family includes two daughters; Mary Sasina (Jerry) and Cindy Cox all of Iowa City; 3 grandchildren, Jason Sasina (Christi) and their son, Jared of Hills; Jamie Hanson (Josh) and their children, Dillon and Kaylee of Lone Tree; and Jennifer Cox and her daughter, Victoria Threskold of Iowa City. Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a brother, Thomas Daniels Jr. and an infant son. Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Nancy's family and her services.