Madeleine Schneider

Madeleine L Schneider

Madeleine (Lebon) Johnson Schneider was born in Avranches, Normandy, France on July 15, 1925.

She lived under German occupation for several years until the American’s liberated Avranches. She fell

in love with her first husband, T. Neville Johnson, an American Lt. in 1946 in France. Despite arriving

in New York knowing no English, and the Johnsons speaking no French, she quickly became a well

loved member of the Johnson family. Madeleine and Neville had 3 daughters, Rosemary, Christine and

Deborah, all raised in White Plains, NY.

Madeleine was trained in fashion design and pattern making by a member of Coco Channel’s atelier.

She soon put her skills to work in the US where she designed patterns for Vogue. She later was the

Manager of the Couture Clothing department for the retailer, B. Altman & Co. in Manhattan.

Several years after Neville’s death, she married a widowed family friend, William (Bill) T. Schneider.

They married at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and had a wedding reception at the Top of the World Restaurant

at the Twin Towers in New York in 1980. During their long and happy marriage, they traveled

extensively. They resided in Bronxville, NY for several years before retiring to Stafford Springs, CT

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.neptunesociety.com/location/fort-myers-cremation for the Schneider family.