Betty Schnepel

Elizabeth Marie Schnepel, one of two daughters of Frank Joseph Tvrdik and Rose Mary (Sloup) Skreja Tvrdik, was born in Omaha, Nebraska on March 11, 1926. Betty grew up in Omaha and graduated from South Omaha High School in 1944. Following school, Betty moved to Washington, DC where she took a position deciphering codes for the Civil Service during World War II.

Betty soon returned to Omaha where she began working for Union Pacific in the key punch department. On May 21, 1949, Betty and Condon Braack Schnepel were married at St. Rose Church in Omaha. They made their home in Omaha and were blessed with a son, Condon "Con" Edward. In 1954, the family moved to the Schnepel family farm near Carson, Iowa and Condon began farming. The young family was blessed with their second son, Mark Steven and daughter, Jane Louise. Betty enjoyed her role as a mother and farm wife. She also loved to cook, enjoyed her flowers and bird watching. In 1977, the family moved to a farm near Henderson, Iowa.

Betty and Condon had been married nearly 60 years when Betty passed away at the Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs, Iowa on January 7, 2009. She had attained the age of 82 years, 9 months, and 26 days. Betty was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Lily Matulaitis and husband Tony; brother-in-law, Marion Hotze; and step-sister, Rose Kretschmer.

Betty is survived by her husband, Condon Schnepel of Henderson, IA; children, Con Schnepel and his wife LaRhea of Treynor, IA, Mark Schnepel and his wife Nancy of Carson, IA, and Jane Ullrich and her husband Steve of Savage, MN; sister-in-law, Thurleen Hotze of Treynor; five grandchildren; one great granddaughter; nieces and nephews; and other relatives.

Memorials suggested to the charity of the donor's choice.

Burial in the Carson Cemetery.