Melanae Kay Schnurr

Melanae Kay (Finkler) Schnurr died on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at the age of 88. She is survived by her husband, Norman; son, David Schnurr of Albuquerque, Dean Schnurr of Bothell, W a s h i n g t o n ; t h r e e grandchildren; brother, John Finkler and his wife, Jan of Willoughby Hills, Ohio; and sister-in-law, Alma Jean Campbell of Clarksville, Indiana. She was born on August 6, 1938, in Ionia, Michigan. She received a B. Sc. degree from the Ohio State University in mathematics, specializing in computer programming. She moved to Los Alamos, New Mexico in 1980 where she was a staff member at the Los Alamos National Laboratory until 1993. She then worked as a contractor at Sandia National Laboratory, the Department of Labor, and the Children, Youth and Family Department. She was a volunteer for Rio Rancho Public Schools and at several locations of Presbyterian Health Services. A funeral mass will be held at the Church of the Annunciation, in Albuquerque on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 10:00am. Melanae was loved by everyone who knew her.