Elizabeth M. Schnebel, a Riverhead resident for more than 50 years, died at Maria Regina Residence in Brentwood on Sept. 2, 2015. She was 96 years old.
Born in Richmond Hill, Queens on May 7, 1919, she was the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth (Brennan) Kelly.
She worked at the N.Y. State Unemployment Office in Riverhead for more than 20 years. She was an active parishioner at St. John the Evangelist Church in Riverhead, where she was a member of the Rosary Society and various other church groups.
She was predeceased by her first husband, Frank Leach, of Brooklyn, more than 45 years ago, and by her second husband, Raymond Schnebel, 14 years ago. She is survived by her nieces, Joan Delsandro, of Lake Ronkonkoma and Patricia Rudolph, of Islip Terrace.
The family will receive visitors on Friday, Sept. 4, 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Reginald H. Tuthill Funeral Home in Riverhead. A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Saturday, Sept. 4 at 9:30 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church. Interment will follow at St. John’s Cemetery.