- Date Of Birth: February 10, 1955
- Date Of Death: April 11, 2015
- State: Indiana
Obituary for Laurie E. Merchant Laurie E. Merchant, 60, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2015, at 5:52 PM at the Good Samaritan Hospital. She was born February 10, 1955, in Sheboygan, Wisconsin the sixth of 9 children to Lester and Josephine Kelbel Schneider.
She received her bachelor of science in 1977 from the University of Wisconsin in physical therapy. She was a licensed physical therapist and certified wound specialist. After starting her career at the Good Samaritan Hospital she joined her brother Roger and worked her remaining career with R.A. Schneider & Associates Physical Therapists. She married Joe Merchant on Oct 14, 1978, and they made their life together for almost 37 years. Laurie was an avid outdoors person and she enjoyed fishing, turkey hunting, and deer hunting. She greatly affected all who had the chance to encounter her.
She is survived by her husband, Joe Merchant, Oakland City, IN, their children, Lisa Pressler, and her husband Jason of Brownsburg, IN and Jason Merchant, and his wife Britney of Greenwood, IN, the stars in her eyes were always her grandkids, Dylan, Emma Gracie, and Lilly. She is also survived by her mother, Josephine Schneider of New Holstein, WI, and 5 brothers, Roy Schneider of Calumetville, WI, Roger Schneider, and his wife Judi of Vincennes, IN, Larry Schneider, and his wife Tammy of Colfax, WI, Ron Schneider, and his wife Sandie of Campbellsburg, KY, Tom Schneider, and his wife Karen of Cleveland, WI and 3 sisters, Cathy Konen of Calumetville, WI, Barb Forstner, and her husband Dennis of New Holstein, WI and Bev Biederwolf, and her husband Bill of Howards Grove, WI.
