ward ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁when ▁they ▁moved ▁to ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City , ▁Ut ah . ▁ ▁He ▁married ▁Ben ita ▁( B on nie ) ▁N ix dorf ▁Sch ind ler ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁three ▁children . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁( L DS ▁Church ). ▁ ▁Sch ind ler ▁had ▁a ▁fifty - year ▁journal ism ▁career ▁with ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁daily ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Trib une . ▁ ▁Starting ▁as ▁a ▁copy boy ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁he ▁rose ▁through ▁the ▁ranks ▁as ▁a ▁police ▁rep orter , ▁humor ▁writer , ▁and ▁spent ▁ 2 7 ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁television ▁column ist . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Arts ▁section ▁and ▁magazine . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁regularly ▁covered ▁Ut ah ▁history ▁and ▁current ▁events , ▁producing ▁articles ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁chron ic led ▁Ut ah ' s ▁history ▁leading ▁to ▁state hood . ▁ ▁He ▁used ▁pione er ▁journ als ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁series ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 5 0 th ▁anni versary ▁of ▁the ▁M orm on ▁pione ers ' ▁arrival ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Valley . ▁ ▁Sch ind ler ▁died ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack ▁in ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁History ▁and ▁publications ▁Sch ind ler ' s ▁bi ography , ▁Or