Denise Schneider

Denise R. Schneider, 54, Grand Forks, died peacefully with her husband by her side on Wednesday, January 4, 2012 at Rochester Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Minnesota. Denise Rae Knudson was born to Benard and Carol (Johnson) Knudson on January 16, 1957 in Cando, North Dakota. She lived in Agate, North Dakota and attended school in Bisbee, North Dakota, graduating from Bisbee High Schoolin 1975. She met Bob Schneider while working in Devils Lake, and they were united in marriage on October 16, 1976 in Bisbee. They lived in Minot, ND, Manhattan, KS, Detroit, MI, Des Moines, IA, and Denver, CO, before moving to Grand Forks in 1985. Denise was employed by Target Stores in Grand Forks. She loved time at Golden Lake in the summertime, spending time with her grandchildren and family, and enjoyed traveling. Her kindness and deep love for family has left a legacy for those who knew and loved her. She will be dearly missed. Denise is survived by her parents, Benard and Carol Knudson, Agate, ND; her husband, Bob, Grand Forks; daughters, Jana (Mike) Shogren and their children, Thea and Evan, Brainerd, MN, Jessica Schneider (fiancée Shane Seeba), Littleton, CO, and Jennifer (Jared) Frederikson and their daughter,Halle, Grand Forks; sisters, Doreen (Tom) Steenerson, Drayton, ND, Donna (Chris) Jones, Agate, ND; brothers, Leo (Erin) Knudson, Grand Forks, and Lonny Knudson, Grand Forks; many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandparents. Funeral Services: 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 9, 2012 in University Lutheran Church, 2122 University Ave., Grand Forks. Visitation: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. with a 7:30 p.m. Prayer Service Sunday, January 8, 2012 in Amundson Funeral Home, 2975 S. 42nd St., Grand Forks. Interment: Thompson Cemetery, Thompson, North Dakota