Corfu - James T. Schnellinger, 78, of Corfu, passed away peacefully at home on Thursday (May 7, 2015).
Jim operated a landscape nursery at his home and was retired from National Fuel Gas in Batavia and Clarence, where he also was a past president of Local 2154, IBEW. Jim was a past president of the Pembroke Woodturners Guild and a member of woodturning groups in Buffalo.
Jim was an active member of St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, formerly St. Francis Church, in Corfu.
Beloved husband of Elizabeth; dear father of James, Jeffrey (Virginia), and William (Soon-Gill); loving grandfather of Alex and Renee; dear brother of Michael Schnellinger (Elizabeth) and Barbara Davis, and loving uncle of several nieces and nephews. Jim was a good, kind and generous man. He was much loved by all who knew him and he will be deeply missed.
There is no prior visitation. A Memorial Mass will be held Monday, Twelve o’clock Noon, at St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish (St. Francis Church), 18 West Main Street, Corfu. Flowers are gratefully declined. In lieu of flowers, friends and family may send memorials to the Genesee County Hospice or to Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, NY. Arrangements were made by the C. B. Beach & Son Mortuary, Inc., 4 East Main Street, Corfu.
