Martha Jean Schneider

Martha was born in North Bend, Oregon to Nell and Paul Trolard on December 15, 1958. She was one of seven children. She spent her childhood growing up in Glasgow and then when she was in sixth grade, her family moved into town. Martha graduated from North Bend High School in 1977. After high school, she attended Southwestern Oregon Community College (SWOCC) and she worked in the family-owned Bungalow Grocery Store. In 1979 she attended OSU and majored in Computer Science. She returned to her hometown in 1980 where she began a twenty-year career in retail including working at Macy’s and the men’s department at The Emporium.

Martha met the love of her life, Frank Clifford Schneider, and in 1983, they were married. They had two children, Frank Christopher Schneider and Melissa Leann Schneider. Martha was a loving and devoted mother to her two children. Though the marriage ended, Frank and Martha went on to be best friends, talking multiple times a day, taking day trips and spending holidays together with their children and grandchildren.

Martha went back to school at SWOCC for re-training when the Emporium closed, and she became certified as a Medical Insurance Billing and Coding Specialist. She worked for Advanced Health for 17 years and was employed with them when she passed.

In 2017, after working tireless hours, Martha bought her first home by herself and took great joy in remodeling it. She was not a person to be underestimated.

Martha was always up for an adventure, even hopping on a bike at the beach to go for a ride, though she hadn’t ridden in over 20 years. She was an avid jigsaw-puzzler and she liked crossword puzzles as well. She enjoyed putting together large puzzles and the camaraderie of completing the puzzles with others. Her newest craft addiction was diamond art; she created many beautiful pieces. She had a passion for growing flowers, especially roses, trees and vegetables. She would often bring the fortunes of her garden up for her son and daughter-in-law to enjoy when she would visit as well as offer to everyone that visited her.

She was a wonderful crocheter and crocheted blankets for all her grandchildren. Martha was famous for her baking, especially her cookies. She would bake cookies and homemade bread for every person in the family, every Christmas. She knew every family member’s favorite cookie.

She was never afraid to tell you what she was thinking, yet it was never unkind. Martha never hesitated to offer help and was quick to hop in her car, gifts for those she was visiting in hand, and drive as long as it took. She lived for her family, especially her grandchildren, always making sure that they had something special every time she saw them, even if that meant bringing warm clothes to their campsite in case they got cold camping at the windy beach.

She was a patient, kind, and devoted companion and friend to her late mother, Nell. She shopped, took her to appointments, stayed the night and visited on every lunch break from work to make sure that she had everything that she needed.

To her brothers and sisters, she was fun, funny, good natured, the family historian, the memory-keeper, the animal-whisperer, the book-lover, the techy-gadget girl, the kind-soul and the steadfast source of love. Her generosity, good nature, kind heart, and loving soul is greatly missed.

We are grateful for the time that we had with Martha and all the ways that she loved us. We are broken hearted that she is gone so soon. Our hope is in Jesus Christ that we will be together again.

Martha is survived by her ex-husband and best friend, Frank Schneider; her children, Frank Christopher Schneider (Jasmine) of Colton, OR, and Melissa Leann Schneider (Ryan) of North Bend, OR; grandchildren, Frank Colton Schneider, Jax Dakari Schneider and Farren Jo Schneider. She is also survived by her siblings, Erin Barr (Tom) of Kennewick, WA, Kathryn Trolard Wilson of North Bend, OR, Margaret Trolard Clouse (Royce, deceased) of Albany, OR, Roberta Lilly of McMinnville, OR, Paul Trolard (Kay) of North Bend, OR, and Scott Trolard of McMinnville, OR. Additionally, she has eight nieces and nephews; and seven great nieces and nephews. She was also well loved by many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul Trolard Jr. and Nellie Irene Trolard; her brother, Robert Paul Trolard; and her brother-in-law, Royce Dean Clouse.