Grandma Rosabelle Larsen Schneider

A memory of Grandma Rosabelle Larsen Schneider
Submitted by Kristen Schneider Moh
(Daughter of Max and Marilyn Schneider)

Hollee and I, when we were young used to work at dad’s drycleaners making hangers. Grandma was the seamstress. After a days work, we would walk to Thrifty drug store with Grandma to spend our earnings. (Next to the cleaners) She had really bad arthritis/Rheumatism in her legs As she would walk with painful steps, Hollee and I would skip ahead and then we would hear her say in a plaintiff, good-natured voice, “Grandma is gonna die soon.” This would stop Hollee and I in our steps. We would rush back to her side and say in horrified voices, “No Grandma, you won’t die!” But then she would say, “Oh yes, Grandma WANTS to die!” We would then spend the rest of the short walk pleading with her to not wish such a thing. I think it was a bit of a game to her because she always had a twinkle in her eye!