Obituary of Gregory Allen Schnell

December 14, 1961 – Estevan, Saskatchewan

June 6, 2024 – Calgary, Alberta

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Gregory Allen Schnell on Thursday, June 6, 2024, at the age of 62, after a short battle with brain cancer. He was the beloved husband of Cherry Dodge and the much-loved and respected father of Dayna Schnell and Kaylyn (Matthew) Schnell.

Greg lived a truly wonderful life, cherishing each day and making the most of every situation. He loved golf, travelling, and spending quality time with friends and family.  Greg was the rock for our family, and we will miss him very much. 

He was born on December 14, 1961, to Ron and Mavis Schnell, in Estevan, SK. He had the honour of being the middle child with four sisters whom he loved very much. Greg enjoyed his upbringing on the farm just outside of Airdrie, AB.   

He had a wonderfully varied career, starting off selling doors and windows, moving to become a geophysical processor with Shell Canada, then into marketing to help establish a technical help desk for Shell, and then sales for Shell’s commercial businesses.  After leaving Shell, he worked in telecommunications and trucking. His interests eventually turned to the stock market, where he started blogging for stockcharts.com and eventually started his own company, Osprey Market Strategies Inc., where he shared hundreds of blogs and videos of his opinions on the Market. He also published a book called “Stock Charts for Dummies”. 

Greg will be deeply missed by his wife, Cherry Dodge, daughters, Dayna Schnell and Kaylyn Schnell (Matthew Buchko); loving sisters, Tamara (Mark) Schmidt, Roxanne (Wes) Taylor, Tracey (Todd) Jones, Natalie (Andy) Hudec; brother-in-law David Dodge (Monette Malley), and many wonderful nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins. 

We would like to thank Dr. Fady Girgis, Dr. Catherine Veilleux, all the staff in the neurology department at the Foothills Medical Centre, as well as Lindsay G. from palliative home care, for their help and care that they provided to Greg over the past ten months.  

A Celebration of Greg’s Life will be held at McInnis & Holloway (Fish Creek, 14441 Bannister Road SE, Calgary, AB) on Thursday, June 13, at 5:30 p.m. Reception to follow in the Hospitality Centre at the Funeral Home.

Family and friends who are unable to attend in person are invited to join Greg’s service streamed live (see link below) on the day of the service. For those who are unable to view live, a recording of the service will be posted.

If friends so desire, memorial tributes may be made directly to the Alberta Cancer Foundation, c/o Tom Baker Cancer Centre, 1331 - 29 Street N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 4N2 Telephone: 1 (866) 412-4222.  www.albertacancer.ca/memorial.

Condolences, memories, and photos may be shared and viewed with Greg’s family here.

In living memory of Gregory Schnell, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by McInnis & Holloway Funeral Homes, Fish Creek, 14441 Bannister Road SE, Calgary, Ab t2x 3j3, Telephone: 403-256-9575.

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