Mary A. Schnell, 81, of Kiel, passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at her home.

Mary was born September 23, 1943, to the late Lyle and Esther (Kraus) Pitzen. She attended Holy Rosary Grade School and graduated from New Holstein High School. On September 11, 1965, she married Robert Schnell at Holy Rosary Catholic Church, New Holstein. The couple enjoyed 45 years of marriage before Robert's passing in 2010. While raising their five children, Mary was employed by the Salvatorian Center in New Holstein as a mailroom supervisor and later would work at Sav-Half gift shop in Sheboygan.

Mary was a member of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, where she was a member of Christian Mothers. She enjoyed spending time with her family and was especially proud of her ten grandchildren. She also enjoyed traveling, bowling, playing cards in many different clubs and going to lunch with her friends.

Survivors include her children, Karen (Jamison) Krause, Milton, Brenda (Justin) Krause, Fond du Lac, Terry Schnell, Kiel, Cindy (Larry) Schnell-Benson, Milton, and Jason (Tanya) Schnell, West Bend; grandchildren, Cameron and Jasmine Krause, Kadence and Kaleb Krause, Samantha, Korissa, and Connor Benson, Ethan, Aiden, and Ava Schnell; brothers, Lyle (Sue) Pitzen, Kiel, and Gary Pitzen, Elkhart Lake; sister, Christine (Tom) Diedrich, Kiel; brother-in-law, Joseph (Nancy) Schnell; sisters-in-law, Bernice Schnell, Kiel, and Mary Propson, Hilbert.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert, parents, Lyle and Esther, stepfather, Melvin Halbach Sr., father and mother-in-law, Joseph and Clara Schnell, sister, Betty Casper, brother, Mark Pitzen, brothers-in-law, Eugene Schnell, J. Kenneth Schnell, Kenneth Casper, and Raymond Propson and sister-in-law, Virginia Schnell.

A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at 5:00 p.m. at Meiselwitz-Vollstedt-DeTroye Funeral Home (815 6th Street, Kiel) with Joe Zenk officiating. Visitation will be held on Tuesday at the funeral home, from 2:30 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.