General Info

About us: The original owners of Nelson Brothers Livery and Undertaking, which eventually became Schneider Funeral Home and Crematory, were John M. Nelson and H.J. "Rash" Nelson. The home was originally located at the east end of the Court Street Bridge. After John's death, "Rash" continued the business by buying Kimball Funeral Home at 158 South Jackson. In 1930, John H. Nelson started working with his father and the name was changed to Nelson-Kimball Funeral Home. He eventually became sole owner of the business in 1942. In 1960 Neal Schneider went into partnership with Nelson. After Nelson's death two years later, Neal Schneider and his wife, Dee, took over the business. In 1972 the name of the business changed to Schneider Funeral Home, and in 1974 a new funeral home was built on East Racine Street. Neal Schneider received his Funeral Director's license in 1956 and worked for Overton Funeral Home for four years before becoming Nelson's partner. Currently, Neal and Dee Schneider’s son, William and grandson Neal J Schneider are the owners of the funeral home. Although the environment and the people change, Schneider's concept of funeral service has continued on. "It's helping people during a very critical, very difficult period of time," said Schneider. "its service to people that's always been the same. We know that it's a very hard time for people when there's a death, and we try to help them."