Lila M. Schnabel, age 83, of Huron, passed away on Monday, July 18, 2022 at Avantara Huron. Her funeral service will be held at 10:30 AM on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron with burial to follow at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery in Huron. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Tuesday morning at the funeral home.

Lila Mae was born on April 15, 1939 in Beadle County on a farm near Alpena to parents Edward C. and Marena L. (Beck) Wagner.

Lila married John Schnabel on June 2, 1956 in Huron, South Dakota at St. Martin's Catholic Church. In 1960, Lila and John moved to La Puente, California. In 1963, they started an auto parts store- City Motor Auto Parts and CMP Warehouse where Lila worked as the bookkeeper. Lila and John retired in 1998 and moved back to Huron in 2002.

In their free time, Lila enjoyed fishing with her husband. She also liked to bowl when the family lived in California. Lila and John had coffee with friends on Friday mornings and on Saturday nights they enjoyed going out to eat with friends and then playing games.

Lila is survived by her husband, John of Huron; her three sons, Douglas (Stephanie) of Lennox, SD, Steve (Christine) of West Covina, CA, and David (Lauren) of Midlothian, VA; 8 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren; her sister, Marylyn Huckins of Mohave Valley, AZ; 3 sisters-in-law, Rose (LeRoy) Slepikas, Arlene Counts, and Betty Pohl; 3 brothers-in-law, Don Schnabel, Wally (Pat) Schnabel, and Ben (Cherie) Schnabel; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers-in-law Darrell Schnabel and Ray Huckins; and sisters-in-law Judy Anderson and Darlene Schnabel.