Stella Elizabeth Schnoor, age 86 of Tulare passed away on April 1, 2013. Stella was born November 8, 1926 in Woodland, California to Henry and Estelle Simmons. She grew up in Woodland, California and Corcoran, California. She married the love of her life Thomas Charles Schnoor on October 6, 1946 in Corcoran, California. Stella moved to Minnesota in 1995 and was a member of Holy Angeles Catholic Church. She moved back to Tulare, California in 2004. She was a homemaker as well as a master gardener, master quilter and a master food preserver for Extension Office in both California and Minnesota. She was preceded in death by her husband of 56 years Thomas Charles Schnoor who was a WWII Veteran. Stella is survived by her two loving children, Michael Schnoor and Barbara Perrera. Burial will be at Ft. Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN. Funeral services entrusted to Hadley-Marcom Funeral Chapel, Visalia, CA.