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- The name of Schnare became a part of this county in 1912 when the Henry C. Lunte family took into their home their grandson. Elmer, after the death of his mother, Anna Lunte Schnare, the wife of Herman L. Schnare, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Schnarre of Black Walnut, MO, a community near St. Charles. Elmer was born in Pittsburg, Kansas on May 2, 1912. A few years later Herman married Lola Limburg. They became the parents of two children, Ruth and Raymond. Raymond is deceased and Ruth, Mrs. John Squires, resides at Granite City.
While living with his grandparents Elmer attended Carson School, Zion's Evangelical Parochial school in Addieville and Nashville High School, graduating in 1931.
On February 24, 1935, Elmer Schnare and Mildred Rumig, the daughter of William E. and Pearl Richards Rumig were married at the Wesley Methodist Church in Nashville. Mildred has one sister, Ruth, Mrs. Marvin Peithman of rural Richview. The Schnares have a daughter, Audrey Louise, who was born in Nashville on August 15, 1936.
Mildred received her education at Locust Creek School and Nashville High School, graduating in 1933. In 1952 she became an employee of the Farmers and Merchants National Bank of Nashville as a secretary and after serving in various positions was named assistant cashier in 1962. In 1972 she became the bank's cashier and is serving in that capacity at this writing.
After working in various occupations related to farming, Elmer became an employee of the Nashville Journal, a county newspaper, in 1934, serving in the printing department and as staff photographer. After leaving the Journal in 1957 he set up a commercial printing plant and purchased the Petrea Photographic Studio from Albert Kocher who had owned and operated it for several months. It was operated as Schnare Studio for 18 years until it was sold to Kenneth Humphrey of Germantown in 1976.
Audrey received her education in Nashville Grade School and Nashville High School, graduating in 1954. In the fall of 1954 she entered Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, graduating in 1958 with a Bachelor's Degree in Education. In June, 1956 Audrey and James L. Boyd were married in Grace United Methodist Church in Nashville. James, whose home was in East St. Louis was also a student at Southern Illinois University. They became the parents of five children: Amy Louise, J. Christopher, Mark W., David T., and Emily Ann. This marriage was terminated in 1971. In June, 1976, Audrey and Dr. A. Roger Deppe were married in the First Baptist Church in St. Charles, MO. Roger is employed as an administrator in the St. Charles school system, and Audrey is employed as a teacher. Roger is a graduate of Southern Illinois University and acquired his doctorate degree in administration from Columbia University. Roger has a son, Timothy.
(NOTE: The spelling variation of the Name Schnare is typical in the spelling of names of families of European ancestry.)
By Elmer Schnare
From: 1979 Washington County History book
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1912 - 1992 (79 years)