Janet S. Schneider (nee Heitkamp), devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother passed away on September 26, 2024, after a brief illness. She was 85.

Janet was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 64 years, Kenneth J. Schneider. Janet and Ken met when they were 15 and 16 years old. They formed the ultimate partnership with the sole goal of providing every opportunity for their three daughters, Amy (Jim) Hubbard, Beth (Rick) Naylor, and Emily Schneider Thompson.

Everything they worked for and accomplished in life was to benefit their children and nine grandchildren Jake (Patty) Hubbard, Madison Hubbard (Tony Guiffre), Sam Hubbard (Jess Koehler), Griffin (Sarah) Naylor, Kiley Naylor, Brynne Naylor (Griffin Carroll), Avery Naylor, Ali Thompson, and G Thompson. Gma, as she was affectionately known by her grandkids, was thrilled to become a Great-Gma to Murphy Hubbard, Rory Guiffre, and Grace Naylor. She will be greatly missed by her sister and best friend Joan (Ken) Eve, many cousins, nieces and nephews, and her dear neighbors on Tollgate Lane to whom we will be forever grateful for the care, love and kindness shown over the years.

Janet graduated with honors from Our Lady of Angels High School in 1956 where she served as class president. She earned her teaching degree from Our Lady of Cincinnati (Edgecliff College) and taught at her grade school alma mater, St. Thomas Aquinas, in Avondale.

Janet devoted her life to her faith and family. She supported her husband's legal career as a longtime member and President of the Cincinnati Bar Association Auxiliary. She was a parishioner at All Saints Catholic Church for fifty-five years and a dedicated member of the church choir for more than four decades. She was very active in her children's and grandchildren's lives attending all games, activities, and performances of any kind. She was present at Grandparents' Day at All Saints School, where all nine of her grandchildren attended, for 21 straight years...never missing a single one! There was never a doubt as to Janet's number one priority in life...family.

She was "on-call" at all times for anything any of her children or grandchildren needed. "Grandma Days" every Wednesday provided such special childhood memories for her grandchildren and endless funny stories for all of us. While she was Gma to her nine grandchildren, she was affectionately referred to as "Grandma" by all of her grandkids' friends, who were blessed by her love, kindness and affection for all. Mom lived her life always putting others first. She provided an incredible example of how to live a humble and completely selfless life. She will forever be remembered for her generosity of spirit, and devotion to faith and family.

Visitation will be held on Monday, November 25, 2024 from 9:30-11:00am at Gilligan Funeral Home, 8225 Montgomery Road in Kenwood, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:30am at All Saints Catholic Church, 8939 Montgomery Road in Kenwood.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Janet's memory to Hospice of Cincinnati , The Sam Hubbard Foundation or the OLA Education Fund at Roger Bacon High School , select "Scholarship/Endowment Fund" then type in OLA Education Fund.

Live-stream and recording of the funeral mass will be available at https://allsaints.cc

Hospice of Cincinnati
P.O. Box 633597, Cincinnati OH 45263
Tel: 1-513-865-1616
Web: https://hospiceofcincinnati.org/donate/

Sam Hubbard Foundation
Tel: 1-513-904-7034
Email: info@samhubbardfoundation.com
Web: https://www.samhubbardfoundation.com/donatetoday

Roger Bacon High School
4320 Vine Street, Cincinnati OH 45217
Tel: 1-513-641-1300
Email: info@rogerbacon.org
Web: https://www.rogerbacon.org/