at Forest lwn Cemetery, Omaha, Nebraska
"The funeral of Mrs. Eleanor Schneckenberger, who died Tuesday night, will be held from the late residence, 1234 1/2 South Thirteenth Street, Thursday afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Mrs. Schneckenberger was a native of Rattshaussen, Providence of Wurrttemberg, Germany. She was a woman of exceptional Literary ability, having been a graduate of a Stuggart, College in 1875.
She came to this country locating at Atlantic, Iowa from where after a short residence she removed to Omaha about a score of years ago.
At the time of his retirement, Mr. Schneckenberger was foreman of the advertising section of the composing room. He had worked for the World-Herald since August 17, 1895.
Members of the Circular Stairs Club, a group of fellow employees who had climbed the circular iron stairway in the old newspaper building at Fourteenth and Farnam Streets, honored him at a party when he retire.
Mr. Schneckenberger first worked as a printer’s apprentice. Later he was a machine operator, makeup man and proofreader. He was display add foreman for over 30 years.
He often referred to himself as a “Associate “ of William Jennings Bryan, a World-Herald editor when Tony was an apprentice. During his years with the newspaper he met many famous figures on political and sporting circles.
He was once vice-president for the First Ward Bryan Volunteers Club of America.
Mr. Schneckenberger, was a past chairman of the apprentice committee, member of the executive committee and sergeant-at-arms of the Omaha Typographical Union.
His wife, Margaret, four daughters and six sons survive. One son Karl, is a World-Herald printer. The Schneckenberger home is at 2229 Locust Street. No funeral arrangements have been made.
The body will lie in state at the residence. 4712 North Twenty-Ninth Street, from noon Sunday until noon Monday. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Cemetery.
Former associates of Mr. Schneckenburger, who was composing room foreman for 30 years before his retirement eight years ago, will act as pallbearers. They were Fred Wolf, E>R>Patterson, Myron Clauson, William Rasgorshek, Elmer Fauble, and E.N. Rutledge.
Mr. Schneckenberger was born at Germany. As a lad he drove an Ox cart loaded with Milk and Foodstuff, through the Black Forest from his native town of Ratshousen to a neighboring village. The trip was a two-day undertaking.
In 1881, Mr. Schneckenberger came to the United States, from York City, went to Atlantic Iowa., and finally to Omaha, Nebraska in 1882.
He first became a apprentice as a printer on the old Excelsion an early society paper. In 1889, he came to work for the World-Heald, eventually becoming foreman of the composing room, a post he held for thirty years until his retirement eight years ago.
Surviving is his wife Eda (Edith): two daughters, Mrs. Helen Dyba, and Mrs. Nora Koch, Sioux City, Iowa. Two grandsons in California: a brother Anton Schneckenberger, ad foreman and the oldest employee in point of service on the World-Herald; and four sisters also survive. They are Mrs.Ed. Nelson of Lincoln; Mrs. Josephine Bilz, Los Angeles, California: Mrs. Rosco Miller, Alhambra, California; Mrs. Emma Knopft, Los Angeles, California.
The body is at Crosby-Meyers Mortuary pending funeral.
Survivors: Daughter, Mrs. Frank S. Hammond; brothers, William and Anton, Omaha, and four sisters, Mrs. Edward Knopf, Mrs. Josephine Bilz and Mrs. R. R. Miller, all of Los Angeles, and Mrs. E. G. Nelson, Lincoln.
Crosby-Carlson-Meyer mortuary is in charge.