Gail Schneider's Obituary
Gail Schneider passed away on February 19, 2026, at the age of 85 under the kind and gentle care of Empath Suncoast Hospice at Orlando Medical Center Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1940 to Mickey and Jack Schneider. She is preceded in death by her sister, Jill Shultz, and her parents. Surviving Gail are her sister, Pat Cohen, and her spouse, Liz Snow; her nieces and nephews, Jeffrey (Lisa) Cohen, Alyssa (Eric) Suss, Lindsay (Brett) Brenner, and Hailey (Adam) Sklarew; as well as her great-nieces and great-nephews, Taylor Cohen, Ryan Cohen, Lexi Suss, Sydney Suss, Dylan Brenner, Maya Brenner, Jay Sklarew, and Kyle Sklarew. Gail also leaves behind a close-knit circle of friends from Wentworth Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, who considered her one of the matriarchs of their community, due to her longevity there and her efforts to make Wentworth a better place to live.
Gail spent her formative years in the boroughs of New York City until her family relocated to Woodmere, Long Island, New York. She graduated from Lawrence Highschool and went on to attend and graduate from Cazenovia College in upstate New York and University of Bridgeport in Connecticut.
She loved to explore different areas and moved to California and Israel where she taught kindergarten and then back to Manhattan, New York where she lived and worked for 40 years. Gail was a very personable and made many friends wherever she lived. She enjoyed the city life and worked in several different industries before finally establishing her own printer brokerage firm.
Gail relocated to Hallandale, Florida in 1998 and shared a home with her mother after her father’s death until Mickey passed in 2010. She remained on Florida’s east coast until 2020 when she relocated to St. Petersburg, Florida to be near her sister, Pat Cohen and sister-in-law, Liz Snow. Gail resided at Wentworth Central Avenue Assisted Living for 5 ½ years. She made many dear friends there and it’s doubtful there were any activities that she didn’t partake in! She eventually was looked upon as one of the matriarchs of her community, due to her longevity there. From Bocce to Bingo to Farkel to developing petitions for residents to sign, to shopping, Gail was always on the go.
Her life will be celebrated at a memorial service at Wentworth Central Avenue. Gail's legacy of kindness, humor, the relentless pursuit of her goals, her family and community involvement will be remembered by all who knew her. She will be missed.
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