Deferiet - Antoinette D. "Donna" Schneider, 94, formerly of 35 Riverside Drive, passed away on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Carthage Area Hospital where she has resided for two years.

She was born in Deferiet on January 16, 1922, the daughter of the late Vincenzo and Guseppina Tripodi Gerace. She attended Deferiet and Carthage High School, graduating in 1939. She married Vincent J. Schneider Sr. on January 11, 1947 at St. Rita's Church in Deferiet. Mr. Schneider died on May 13, 1987. Donna worked in the cutter room at the St. Regis Paper Company in Deferiet, many years ago.

She was a member of St. Rita's Church and a former member of the Carthage Area Hospital Auxiliary.


She is survived by her son: Vincent J. Schneider Jr. of Deferiet, a sister: Kathryn Palladino of Carthage and nieces and nephews. Three brothers, Joseph, Thomas and Anthony Gerace and her sister, Anna Cassoni are deceased.


Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 11:00 AM at St. Rita's Church in Deferiet with the Rev. Robert L. Decker, Pastor officiating. Burial will be in Old St. James Cemetery, Carthage. Family and friends may call at the church on Saturday from 10:00am-11:00am. Funeral arrangements are with the Bezanilla-McGraw Funeral Home, Carthage.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Carthage Area Hospital Foundation, 3 Bridge St. Carthage, NY 13619 to be used for the Skilled Nursing Unit of the Hospital.