Virginia "Gin" Mae Schnicker, 83, of Burlington died at 12:30 a.m. on Sunday, September 4, 2011 at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington.
Born April 20, 1928 in Albia she was the daughter of Clarence and Fern Stewart Smith. On December 2, 1951 she married Harold Schnicker at Zion United Church of Christ in Burlington.
Mrs. Schnicker was a graduate of Washington High School. She worked for Burlington Power & Light and Sylvania. Over 25 years "Gin" and Harold owned and operated Harold's Donut Shop.
Mrs. Schnicker was a member of Zion United Church of Christ, Burlington Quilting Club, Burlington Golf and Country Club and Eagles Auxiliary. She enjoyed golfing, gardening, bowling, square dancing, boating, her card clubs and antiquing. "Gin" was a very accomplished quilter as she made over fifty quilts in her thirty years of quilting. As a child "Gin" enjoyed roller skating, her family even had their own traveling roller rink.
Mrs. Schnicker was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Dan Schnicker and three brothers, Donald Smith, Robert Smith and Harold Smith.
