Duwayne "Ducky" Schneider

CLERGY
Rev. Gregory Way
MUSIC
Organist ~ Ruby Dewald
Congregational Hymns
“Old Rugged Cross”
“Onward Christian Soldiers”
“How Great Thou Art”
HONORARY CASKETBEARERS
"To carry the future for today"
Shar Peterson
Dylan Decker 
Brooke Peterson
CASKETBEARERS
Duane Decker
Ron Shelburg
Kevin Umlauf
Mark Peterson
Dennis Fischer, Jr.
Jeff Sedlacek
Duwayne “Ducky” Schneider was born on Sunday, August 16, 1931 in Bon Homme County near Tyndall, South Dakota. The youngest of five children born to Emil and Mary (Wiederrich) Schneider, Duwayne was nicknamed “Ducky” by his mother. He attended Dewald Country School through the 8th grade and graduated from Tripp High School in 1949.  Ducky served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from July of 1952 until his honorable discharge in April of 1954 as a Corporal. He returned to the Tripp area and his true vocation – farming. He farmed two miles northeast of Hwys. 37 and 46. Ducky was married to Margaret “Magg’e” Stapleton on September 12, 1964. He was an avid hunter and loved to spend time outdoors. Some of his most enjoyable times were spent fishing with a Hamm’s beer in hand and later, cleaning and giving away most of his catch. He enjoyed having his pets near him, reading and watching television. He enjoyed college basketball, especially Duke. Known for being generous and kindhearted, he baked pies for many of his family and friends and never passed a hitchhiker without offering a ride. He was a member of Frieden’s Reformed Church and a lifelong member of the Tripp American Legion and the Scotland V.F.W. Ducky became a resident of the Good Samaritan Society of Tripp on February 2, 2009, and it is there that he passed away on Saturday, March 27, 2010, having attained the age of 78 years, 7 months and 11 days.
Grateful for having shared Ducky’s life are his three daughters: Denise (Duane) Decker of Harrisburg, Darla (Ron) Shelburg of Montrose and Angela (Kevin) Umlauf of Idaho Springs, Colorado; two grandchildren: Dylan James Decker and Shar (Shelburg) Peterson; one great-granddaughter: Brooke Ann Peterson; and two sisters: Alice Haeffner and Lucille (Clarence) Eisenbraun, both of Tripp.
In addition to his parents, Ducky was preceded in death by his wife, Magg’e, in April of 2003, and two brothers: Donald Schneider and Eldon Schneider.