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Dolores G. ("Dee") Schneider (née Rosen), 90, of Greenacres, Florida, passed peacefully on March 6th at her daughter Jane's home in Ocala. She is now reunited with her beloved husband of 67 years, Russell H. Schneider, Jr. , who predeceased her in 2018. A Yonkers NY native, Dolores was born on July 16, 1930 and was the elder daughter of Gertrude (Hansen) and George Rosen. She was also predeceased by her sister Charlotte Emmans. Dee was a 1948 graduate of the Yonkers High School of Commerce and upon graduation she worked at the New York Telephone Company where she was a switchboard operator until Yonkers converted to a dial system and she was transferred to the Tuckahoe office. This was a job that she loved despite her long commute by trolley car and bus ride. Dee and Russ married on September 17, 1950, and together they raised five children. As a young woman and well into her retirement years, Dolores was a fervent volunteer -- from the Young Women's Republican Club, St. Peter's Church, St. Peter's Home & School Guild where she was Vice President for many years, as well as a Girl Scout leader and den mother for the Boy Scouts. Arts and Crafts were her forte. She also served on the board of directors as secretary and treasurer of her Hamilton Avenue Yonkers NY co-op apartment, as well as recording secretary of her condo board at Pine Ridge Village II in Greenacres, Florida. She was an active member of the Pine Ridge social committee running the fashion show for many years. Her last volunteer gig was at Lourdes Noreen McKeen Residence in West Palm Beach. Dee worked in the credit office of Genung's Department Store (later Howland's) in Getty Square during the late 60's until the store closed in the late 70's. She then worked as an administrative assistant for the American Red Cross on South Broadway in Yonkers until her retirement in 1988. Dee and Russ retired to Florida and lived in sunny paradise where they made countless friends over the years and had great times playing cards, bingo, bocce ball and bowling. Dolores was a great cook and baker. Her specialties were cream puffs and lemon meringue pie. With a family of five children there was always a roast of some kind in the oven every night. She loved to entertain and enjoyed having dinner guests well into her 80's! She was a loving wife, devoted mother, nana and great nana, as well as a dear friend to many. She will be sorely missed by her daughters Jane Larson and husband John, Carol Podlaski and husband Frank, sons Joseph and his husband Michael, Russell and his wife Joanne, and Robert and his wife Gladys, grandchildren Tracy, Stacy, Eric (Lyn), Trisha (Frank), William, Jaclyn (Nick) and Russell, great grandchildren Marisa, Tammy, TJ, Sophia, Shawn, Matthew, Adella, Ethan, Anthony, Olivia, Emilia, Joseph, Riley, Finley and Avery, and furry grand dogs Ruby and Teddy, as well as many nieces and nephews, cousins and friends, including her BFF of 87 years Jean Gebert. In lieu of flowers, please feel free to make a donation in Dolores' memory to your favorite charity. The family would like to thank Hospice of Marion County for their help and support during Dolores' final weeks. A celebration of life will be held in Yonkers, New York later this year.

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Dolores G. "Dee" Schneider

July 16, 1930 - March 6, 2021