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Martha "Marti" Schneider

December 4, 1971 - February 23, 2024

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Martha (Marti) Schneider passed away on February 23, 2024, in Lakeland, Florida. She was 52 years old. She was born on December 4, 1971, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and was a lifelong resident of Lakeland. Marti graduated from Lake Gibson High School and worked as a driver in the postal service industry for 21 years. Marti was one of the few women long distance semi-truck drivers for UPS, which she loved doing. She loved animals, especially rescued cats. She had two cats, Oreo and Snickers.

Marti is preceded in death by her mother Mary Schneider, and both sets of grandparents. She is survived by her father Arthur Schneider; five sisters, Jennifer Rader (Billy), Julie Schneider (Remy), Jane Schneider Marino, Anne McCloskey (Tim), and Lisa Newkoop (Joe); five nieces, Ashley Rader, Alexandra Rader, Isabella Kirtley, Sarah Kirtley, and Gianna Marino; four nephews, Joseph Newkoop, Sebastian Newkoop, Joshua Bailey and Matthew Bailey; four great-nieces, and one great-nephew.

A Celebration of Life will be held for Marti at Fuel Church in Lakeland on Friday, March 8, 2024, at 11:00 AM. Marti’s final resting place will be with her mother at Oakhill Cemetery in Lakeland.

The family requests those who wish to express sympathy to consider donating to the animal rescue where Marti adopted her cats, Saving Paws Rescue of Florida https://linktr.ee/savingpawsrescueofflorida