Melvin Eugene “Mel” Schneider, 53, Rush Center, Kansas, passed away Thursday, January 5, 2023, at Hays Medical Center, Hays, Kansas.
Melvin was born March 5, 1969, in La Crosse, Kansas, the son of Marvin and Sharon (Wilcoxson) Schneider. He was a lifelong resident of Rush County, Kansas. A 1988 graduate of La Crosse High School, La Crosse, Kansas, he owned and operated Schneider Farms and Harvesting, Rush Center, Kansas, since 1997.
He was a member of U.S. Custom Harvesters, Inc., and attended the United Methodist Church, Bison, Kansas.
Survivors include: his father, Marvin Schneider, La Crosse, Kansas; his mother, Sharon Foust, Otis, Kansas, and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral service will be Tuesday, January 10, 2023, at 2:00 P.M. at the Janousek Funeral Home, La Crosse, Kansas, with Pastor Scott Tempero officiating. Interment will be in the La Crosse City Cemetery, La Crosse, Kansas.
In lieu of flowers or plants, the family request memorials to the Rush County Sheriff’s Office or the Rush County E.M.S.
Condolences or remembrances may be left for the family at www.janousekfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements were by Janousek Funeral Home, 719 Pine Street, P O Box 550, La Crosse, Kansas 67548, 785/222-2517.