Gary Lee Schneider

Gary Lee Schneider, 78, passed away peacefully on January 17, 2026.

Born on December 22, 1947 in Billings, Montana, Gary was the son of Philip and Alice (Zimmerman) Schneider. He graduated from Edgar High School in 1967 and enlisted in the Marines where he served in Okinawa and Vietnam. He then joined the Montana Army National Guard where he continued to serve his country and worked as a military mechanic for the remainder of his 40 year career.

On a blind date, Gary met Jean Anne Voorhees. They married a year later and enjoyed 53 years together. They welcomed their children, Erin and Bradlee and raised them in Laurel, Montana. Gary and Jean lived there for 42 years and later moved to Billings.

Gary was an exceptionally hard working, loving and kind man who put the needs of his family and friends above anything else. He loved gardening, hunting, fishing, helping west end farmers with their fall harvest, coaching little league baseball and softball, doing anything outdoors, enjoying time with family and friends, playing cards, and traveling to new places with his wife. He especially loved being around his grandchildren. After he retired, Gary proudly volunteered his time with Habitat for Humanity by helping to build houses. He was proud to show off this work to family and friends. Gary loved to socialize and had so many wonderful friends and was loved by all that knew him.

Gary was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Allen Schneider, George Schneider, and sister Diane (Jim) Reiter, sister-in-law Peggy (Earl) Olson, and brother-in-law James Voorhees. He is survived by his devoted wife, Jean Anne; daughter Erin (Shawn) Stevenson and son Bradlee (Melissa) Schneider. He was a proud grandfather to grandchildren Joshua and Jaron (Sydnee) Stevenson, and Meghan Schneider. He is also survived by his brothers, Dick (Diane) Schneider and Dale (Susan) Schneider, sisters-in-law Iris Riddle, Rene’ Voorhees, special nephew Cory (Marilyn) Olson, many nieces and nephews, and good friend Todd Tripp.

A memorial will be held on Friday, January 23, 2026 at First Presbyterian Church in Billings, MT at 11:00 a.m with inurnment to follow at the Yellowstone National Cemetery at 2:00 p.m. in Laurel, MT. Honorary pallbearers include the Crew Leaders of Habitat for Humanity. Please send any special memories or stories that you may want to have shared with the congregation to ejstevenson27@gmail.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Habitat for Humanity or First Presbyterian Church. Ceremony will be livestreamed via facebook.com/fpcbillings

Ecclesiastes 3:1 "To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven…"