Judith Catherine Schneider, 87, of Hallettsville, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2024.  She was born in Sweet Home to Jerry and Bertha Gallia Mozisek on September 30, 1936.  She attended school in Shiner, Tx and graduated from Shiner High School in 1954.   She married Alvin J. Schneider at Saint Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church in Shiner on December 29, 1956.  Judith and Alvin resided in Hallettsville, TX, where they lived a simple life raising their three children.

While her children were young, Judith was a stay-at-home mom.  As they got older, she worked as a checker at Mensik's Grocery and then in retail at Mikulenka Department store and Wal-Mart.  When Judith retired from Wal-Mart on December 29, 2017, she was one of their most dedicated associates with 30 years of service.  Growing up on a farm, Judith loved gardening and often had bountiful spring and winter gardens.  She canned all her produce and kept her family stocked up with home grown goods.  She also loved to sew and made clothing for her children when they were younger.  Over the years, she sewed many bridesmaid dresses and made many baby blankets for her grand and great grandchildren.  After Alvin's passing, she continued to stay busy picking and shelling pecans and checking her cows at the farm.

Judith is survived by:  son Mark Schneider & wife Ruth of Hallettsville; two daughters, Debbie Rokyta & husband Frank of Victoria and Jackie Pettus & husband Freeman of Hallettsville; grandchildren, Mandy Echols & husband, Shawn of Austin, Natalie Gard & husband, Jonathan of Dripping Springs, Jonathan Schneider of Houston, Michael Rokyta & wife, Jaz of San Antonio, Kimberly Hartline & husband, Braden of The Woodlands, Jordan Pettus of Houston, William Pettus of Dallas and Kyle Pettus of Victoria; great grandchildren, Lila Echols, Audry Echols, Landry Echols, Bellamy Gard, Banks, Gard, Georgia Hartline and Harper Hartline;  2 sisters, Evelyn Woelfel of Houston and Virgina Nevlud of Shiner..

Judith was preceded in death by, husband, parents and grandson William Freeman Pettus III.

The family of Judith Schneider would like to thank Steven's Nursing Home, Dr. Maurice Wilkinson and Lavaca Medical Center, and Hospice of South Texas for the compassionate care.

Funeral Mass Service: 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 18, 2024, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Hallettsville; with Visitation starting at 9 am; with Rosary at 10 a.m. Officiant: Fr. Michael Rother. Pallbearers: Shawn Echols, Jonathan Gard, Jonathan Schneider, Michael Rokyta, Braden Hartline, William Pettus, Kyle Pettus, and Guntram Janak, Jr. Memorials: Sacred Heart Catholic School or donor's choice. Burial: Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Hallettsville.