Bennie "Grandma B" Schnakenberg

November 9, 1921 - November 20, 2010

Bennie "Grandma B" Schnakenberg, age 89 of Corder, Missouri died on Saturday, November 20, 2010, at her home. Born Wednesday, November 9, 1921 in Emma, Missouri, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Thieman and the late Bertha Dyer Thieman. She married Melvin H. Schnakenberg December 25, 1939. He preceded her in death July 3, 1974. Bennie worked for years alongside her husband on their farm and later worked as a cook at Meyer Care Center, retiring in 1990. She moved to Corder in 1974. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Corder and of the Dorcas Society of the Church, Young At Heart Club of Corder, Friendly Neighbors Club, & Corder Coffee Club. She was a former Girl Scout leader, & former member of the Boots N' Ruffles & Spinning Wheels Square Dance Clubs. Bennie did catering and also cooked for the Corder Lions Club for a number of years. Surviving are two daughters, Mary Frances (Glenn) Held of Corder, & Sharon (Jim) Dankenbring of Concordia, Missouri; one sister, Birdie Renno of Concordia; four grandchildren, Angela (Rickey) Lawson of Higginsville, Missouri, Tracey (Doug) Craig of Independence, Missouri, Amy (Kent) Raney of Higginsville, Chad (Danielle) Maring of Kansas City, Missouri; three great grandchildren, Benjamin Long, Dillyn Raney, Brody Maring; seven step great grandchildren, Rachelle Lawson, Brittany Lawson, Alexandra Lawson, Kayley Lawson, Tiffany Craig, Taylor Craig, Julia Craig; one step great great grandson Gavin Lawson. A Funeral service will be at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, November 23, 2010 at Zion Lutheran Church, 500 N. Elizabeth St., Corder with the Pastor Brett Mueller officiating, Mary Frerking, organist & vocalist, Gary Mahnken, vocalist. Interment will be in Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Corder. The family will receive friends from 9:30-10:30 A.M. on Tuesday at the Church. In Lieu of flowers, the family suggests Memorial contributions to Zion Lutheran Church or Zion Lutheran Dorcas Society. Casketbearers include Edgar Renno, Donnie Hemme, Hank Edwards, Emmett Edwards, Maurice Schnakenberg, Gary Fricke, Josh Aversman. Honorory pallbearers are Kenneth Fricke, Bud Schaeperkoetter, Jerry Myrick Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hoeferfuneralhome.com