John Schnell Obituary On May 23, 2016, John Christian "Chris" Schnell; 63 of Abingdon, Maryland; beloved husband of Deborah Schnell; devoted father of Jason Schnell and his wife Lisa, Rachel Buhrman and her husband Jason, Eric C. Schnell; grandfather of Zoe and James Schnell and Ryan Buhrman; dear brother of the late Shian Schnell.