- Date Of Birth: April 22, 1936
- Date Of Death: February 3, 2019
- State: Wisconsin
Dr. M. H. Schneeberg was called home to his Lord on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Marshfield Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family, following a courageous battle with Arterial Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Melvin Henry Schneeberg was born on April 22, 1936, the third of five children to George and Anna (Kazda) Schneeberg at the family farm home in the Town of Eau Pleine. It was there he learned the value of hard work, love, and family.
He attended a one-room schoolhouse in Junction City through the 8th grade. Mel graduated from P. J. Jacobs High School in Stevens Point, a member of the class of 1954. He played center on the Basketball team which won the 1954 Wisconsin State Championship. That championship team was inducted into the SPASH Athletic Hall of Fame in 2009.
Upon graduation, Mel enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He completed basic training as an Air Control and Warning Operator at Keesler AFB in Mississippi in 1954. He then served at Walker Air Force Base in Roswell, NM as an NCO Supervisor, monitoring aircraft movement and identification.
