James Jim Schneider, age 78, of 951 Kansas Ave. SE, Huron, died Monday, October 3, 2005, at Avera Queen of Peace Hospital at Mitchell. His funeral mass will be at 2:00 PM Friday, October 7, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church with Father Joe Holzhauser officiating. Burial will be at St. Martin Cemetery with Military Honors by the Huron Veterans Council. Friends may call Thursday afternoon and evening and Friday morning at the Welter Funeral Home or prior to the mass at the church Friday afternoon. The family will be present from 7:00 to 9:00 PM Thursday evening at the funeral home. A memorial has been established. James Burton Schneider was born on June 2, 1927, to William and Myrtle (Benedict) Schneider at Yankton, SD. James attended Tyndall Public Schools. He enlisted in the Unites States Army Air Corps while still in high school. James was called to active duty and served in the Southwest Pacific Theater. Upon his honorable discharge he returned home and married Elaine Dunsmore at Tyndall on June 16, 1947. They lived in South Sioux City, NE, until James graduated from the Sioux City Barber College. James worked as a barber while he attended Southern State Teachers College and graduated with a B.S. degree in Elementary Education in 1959. He received his Masters Degree in Public School Administration from Northern State University in 1965. James taught and coached in Tyndall; and also was a teacher, coach and principal in Scotland, SD, for 16 years. James and his family moved to Huron, in 1970 where he served as an elementary school principal at Madison, Buchanan, Custer, and the Hutterite Colony Schools until his retirement in 1986. He was a member of Rotary International and served as President of the Rotary Club in Scotland, Forrest McMullen VFW Post # 1776 and William Reaves American Legion Post #7, both in Huron, past Adjutant of the VFW and the American Legion in Tyndall, National Education Association, SDEA, and AARP. He was a long-time member of Holy Trinity Catholic Parish (St. Martin Catholic Church) where he was a former CCD teacher, usher, and council member. He is survived by his wife, Elaine of Huron; 6 children, Linda (Tom) Lower of Sylvania, OH, Kathleen (Robert) Fugate of Kadoka, SD, Robert (Janice Ellis) Schneider of Mitchell, Laura (Jeff) Hoffmann of Rapid City, Gregory (Kristi) Schneider of Parker, CO, and James (Karen) Schneider of Sioux Falls; 17 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; 2 sisters, Leinad Hull of Gettysburg, SD, and Mary Virginia Cox of Eaton, CO; 1 brother, William Schneider of Novelty, OH.; and 1 brother-in-law, Leland Arntsen of Tyndall. He was preceded in death by his parents; 1 son, Jon Schneider; an infant grandson, Jason Schneider; 1 sister, JoEllen Arntsen; and 1 brother, Bobby Schneider.