Claire Schneider, 97, of Englewood, N.J., died Oct. 15. She was the widow of Max E. Schneider. Born in Russia, she was the daughter of Dr. Abraham and Fania Manulkin.  She is survived by her daughters Anne Wolfson and her husband Nicholas of Avon, and Terry Bovin and her husband Denis of New York, N.Y;  her grandchildren, Linda Staffin El-Fakir and her husband Ramsey, Donald Staffin and his wife Christiana, Eric Staffin and his wife Jill, and Dr. Michelle Bovin; and her great-grandchildren, Alexander, Jennifer, Alanna, Danielle, Rachel, Ariel, Tyler, Jacob, and Julia.  She was  predeceased by her grandson Andrew Bovin and her brother Dr. Theodore Manulkin. SINAI CHAPELS, Fresh Meadows, N.Y.