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O B I T U A R I E S For Whiteside County Illinois
EVELYN J. (HAAK) SAUNDERS
, 93, of Sterling , died Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, at Pleasant View Home, Morrison. Mrs. Saunders was born June 19, 1914, in Whiteside County , the daughter of Emil and Lizzie (Zook) Haak. She married Robert L. Saunders on July 5, 1945, in Sterling . She worked as an LPN in Dr. Flynn’s office at the Sterling-Rock Falls Clinic for many years, retiring from full-time employment in June 1978. She was a member of the Altar and Rosary Society at St. Mary Church, Sterling , and was active with Girl Scouts. She volunteered at the American Red Cross. She was a school Grandma at Lincoln School , Sterling , and also enjoyed bowling, knitting, traveling and spending time with her grandchildren. Survivors include one son, Edward (Joan) Saunders of Sterling; three sisters, Katherine Person of Sterling , Helen Ogata of Urbana and Arlene Copenhaver of Deerfield ; one brother, Melvin (Elaine) Haak of Polo; and two granddaughters, Rebecca Saunders and Amy Saunders. She was preceded in death by her husband; one daughter, Kathleen Jo Saunders; three sisters, Betsy Meisel, Lydia Lambert and Marian Haak; and three brothers, Edwin Haak, Richard Haak and Eugene Haak. Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will be at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Sterling, with the Rev. Paul Lipinski officiating. A gathering of family and friends will be from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at the church. Burial will conclude the services at Calvary Cemetery , Sterling . Arrangements were completed by McDonald Funeral Homes. Memorials have been established to the Lincoln-land Chapter of the American Red Cross, Whiteside County Senior Center and Tri-County Opportunity Council Grandma Program.
ROBERT SAUNDERS
, 44, of 803 Ave C., Sterling, died suddenly at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday (31 July 1962) in Community General Hospital. The body was moved to the Grennan and Son Funeral Home where friends may call after 10 a.m. Wednesday until the hour of services, which have been tentatively set for 9 a.m. Thursday in the funeral home and at 9:30 a.m. in St. Mary's Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. He was a member of the Holy Name Society, whose members will recite the rosary at 8 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Mr. Saunders was born Aug. 3, 1917 in Muncie, Ind., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Saunders. He came to Sterling about 33 years ago and was married to Evelyn Haak, July 5, 1946, by the Rev. Leo Ambre in St. Mary's Church. He had been employed by the Sterling Multi-Products Co. He is survived by his wife, and one son, Edward Lee Saunders; five sisters, Mrs. Avie (Mary) Masini, Rock Falls; Mrs. Joe (Pat) Lendman, Dixon; Mrs. Paul (Nancy) Pechous, New Orleans, La.; Mrs. Thomas (Doris) Bryant, and Mrs. Kenneth (Donna) Noyes, both of Sterling; four brothers, Herbert, Mason City, Iowa; Curtis, Richard and William, all of Sterling; an aunt, Mrs. Bernice Caldwell, Washington, D.C., and one uncle, Gene Turner, Muncie Ind. He was preceded in dedath by his parents and one daughter, Kathleen Jo, on Nov. 3, 1959.
ARDETTA IRENE (FOLSOM) SCHNEIDER
, 69, of Krum TX, formerly of this area died June 11, 2005 at her home. She was employed by GTE, Denton TX as a supervisor, retiring after 25 years. She, with her family, also owned and operated Fish N Chirps Pet Center since 1971. Mrs. Schneider was aborn March 7, 1936 in Rock Falls, the daughter of Herman Leslie and Flora Mae Folsom. She married George Eugene Schneider on Jan. 24, 1953 in Rock Falls. He preceded her in death. She was a member of the American Business Womens' Assoc.
Survivors include three sons, Mark and Victor both of Krum TX and Daniel of Denton TX, a daughter Georgia Origderff of Denton, her father and stepmother Hermand & Beverly Folsom of Brownsville TX; five brothers, Herman, William, David, Arthur and Steven; three sisters Stephanie Marrocco, Alice Hammond and Lydia Burnett; four grandchildren, Slade Cchneider, Amanda Shivers, Robert Oringderff and Sara Schneider and three great-grandchildren. Burial in Roselawn Memorial Park, Denton TX.
ELEANOR (HOPKINS) SCHNEIDER
, age 95, of Mount Carroll, Illinois, died Friday, September 2, 2005 at Good Samaritan Nursing Home in Mt. Carroll. Funeral Services will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2005 at the United Methodist Church, Mt. Carroll. Reverend Mark Harkness will officiate. Interment will take place at the Riverside Cemetery in Sterling, Illinois. Friends may call from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m., September 6, 2005 at the church one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to the United Methodist Church, Mt. Carroll or Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Mt. Carroll in Eleanor’s memory. Eleanor was born August 26, 1910 in Sterling, Illinois, the daughter of James P. and Bertha (Ingram) Hopkins. She attended Como Country School and graduated from Sterling High School. On October 4, 1936, Eleanor married Leo L. Schneider in Galena, Illinois. Leo passed away April 16, 1994. Eleanor enjoyed caring for her family as a homemaker. Leo’s job took them to many places in the United States and Europe. She worked with the various churches and community organizations in the places that they lived. Eleanor also helped with the Girl Scouts of America. She enjoyed cooking, sewing, traveling, and horses. She especially enjoyed camping trips with her grandchildren.
Eleanor will be deeply missed by her daughter, Susan (John) Eversoll of Elizabeth, Illinois; her son, Stephen Schneider of Los Angeles, California; one brother, Jason (Marjorie) Hopkins of Pekin, Illinois; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Eleanor is preceded in death by her husband, Leo; one daughter in-law, Janis Schneider; two sisters, Marjorie Hopkins and Jean Orcutt; and one grandson, Larry Becker.
RALPH SCHNEIDER
- The funeral of Ralph E. Schneider was held at 1:30 p.m. Monday in the Melvin Funeral Home with the Rev. Jean W. Saltzman of Fourth Street United Methodist Church officiating. The burial was in Oak Knoll Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. J H Linn was at the organ.
Pallbearers were Karl E Kilberg, Arlie Sigman, Ross A. Berger, William O. Tabor, William Chaffee and Willard Williams. The honorary pallbearers were James Burke, Lyle R. Melvin, Alvin Diffenbaugh, James Breedon, Glenn Freas and Francis Allen. Flowers were taken care of by Robinson Florists.
CHARLES H. SCHWITTERS
- The funeral of Charles H. Schwitters was conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday in First Lutheran Church, Jordan by the Rev. Howard Schaar. Mrs. Lawrence Dirks was at the organ and Lyle Dirks sang two hymns, The Old Rugged Cross and I Won't Have to Cross Jordan Alone. Ushers at the church were Howard Weidel and Lawrence Dirks. There were many friends and relatives in attendance. The burial was made in West Genesee Cemetery. Pallbearers were William, Edward and Charles Schwitters, Charles and John Byers and Herman Beveroth. Flowers were taken care of by Mrs. Don Pfundstein, Mrs. Floyd Shaheen, Mrs. Lawrence Wetzel, Mrs. Howard Weidel and Robinson's Flowers. Funeral arrangements were completed at the Behrens Mortuary.
CHARLES F. SCHWITTERS
- 66, 510 Griswold AVe., Sterling, died Friday morning at Colonial Acres.
Funeral services will be held 1:30 p.m. Monday at Behrens-Blair Funeral Home with the Rev. Eldor Mueller officiating. Burial will be in Our Savior Lutheeran Cemetery of Hopkins. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 to 9 p.m. Sunday.
Charles Schwitteres was born May 10, 1908 in Genesee Township, the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Schwitters. He was educated at Hickory Grove School. He farmed for 39 years and then worked at Illinois Forge until retiring in 1971.
Survivors include two brothers, Edward Schwitters and William Schwitters of Sterling, and two sisters, Mrs. LeRoy (Edna) Boseneiler of Rock Falls and Mrs. Carl (Clara) Weimpke of Polo. He was preceded by his parents and two brothers.
EMMITT SCHWITZER
- Fred Slocum has received word of the death of his brother-in-law Emmitt Schwitzer, 64, of El Cerrito, Calif. Mr. Schwitzer died Dec. 17, 1952 following a short illness. Masonic funeral services were held and the body was cremated. Mrs. Schwitzer is the former Maude Slocum of Albany. Mr. Schwitzer was employed in Diamond's drug store in Albany before attending college. He graduated from Northwestern university at Evanston and has been employed as a pharmacist in Berkeley, Calif., for the last 20 years, and previous to that time he was a pharmacist at Fromberg, Mont., for 10 years. Surviving are the widow, three sons, Fred of Orinda, Calif., Robert and Joseph of Cleveland, O.; and a daughter, Mrs. Paul Wingeyer of Berkeley, Calif., and his mother, Mrs. Ada Schwitzer, and a sister, Mrs. Warren Mathis, both of Idaho; and 11 grandchildren.
Lt. BERNARD JAY SNYDER
KILLED ON OKINAWA (1921-1945)
July 5, 1945 (special)--Lt. Bernard J. Snyder, 24, son of Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Snyder, was killed in action on Okinawa June 16, according to word received by his parents from the War department this morning. Lt. Snyder was commissioned lieutenant a few months ago and on June 18 he arrived at Okinawa with the Second division of the Eighth marines as a member of the "mop-up" unit. He was killed in combat the next day.
Dr. and Mrs. Snyder had two sons, both serving on Okinawa. They were their only children. William C. Snyder, the other son, and osteopath, is serving in the medical corps there. The two brothers last saw each other April 26 in the Marianas Islands. Lt. Snyder has been in the service since August 1943. Following his graduation from Beloit college, Beloit, Wis., he went direct to Paris Island, S. C.., where he received his boot training in the marines.
Lt. Snyder then went to Quantico, Va., where he took officers training in the marines and was commissioned a second lieutenant. Then he went to Camp Pendleton, Calif., and there was chosen one of 60 officers sent to Tarawa as replacements for officers who had become casualties in previous combat.
Full Military Honors For 1st. Lt. Bernard J. Snyder
March 18, 1949--The body of First Lt. Bernard Jay Snyder will arrive in Fulton tomorrow (Friday) morning and will be taken to the Fay Funeral home. Lt. Snyder, a son of Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Snyder of Fulton, was killed in action on June 19, 1945, while fighting with the U.S. marines on Okinawa.
The body will remain at the funeral home until time for the burial service, which will be conducted at the graveside in the Fulton cemetery at 2:30 Saturday afternoon. Friends may pay their respects at the funeral home. There will be no funeral service except for the graveside ceremonies, where former schoolmates and friends of Lt. Snyder, who also served in the armed services will pay their last tribute to their fallen comrade with full military honors. The Rev. George E. Muran, pastor of the Presbyterian church will officiate.
Fulton business houses will be closed from 12:30p.m. until 3:30p.m. Saturday during funeral services for Lt. Snyder. Lt. Snyder's body will be laid to rest near the graves of his grandparents, the late Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Snyder, and his great grandparents, Dr. and Mrs. William C. Snyder, all prominent figures in the early days of the city of Fulton.
Lt. Snyder was killed almost instantly when struck by a sniper's bullet during the bitter fighting for the Pacific island of Okinawa. He was serving as a lieutenant of a rifle platoon. He was buried temporarily in a United States military cemetery. On Jan. 9, 1946, Lt. Snyder was honored in a Battalion Special Order issued by Lt. Col. R. W. Hayward officially naming the First Battalion Eighth marine Camp in Japan Camp Bernard J. Snyder. The action was taken by Col. Hayward when he learned that the camp at Kyushu was to be the permanent location of the First Battalion Eighth marines during the occupation of Japan.
Lt. Snyder was born in Fulton on May 26, 1921. He attended the Fulton schools and was graduated from the high school in the class of 1939. He is remembered by Fulton friends mostly for his numerous achievements as an athlete. He was prominent in all branches of sports at the Community High School and later at Beloit College. Some of the marks he set in track and field meets while in high school here still stand as Illowa conference records. He also played basketball and baseball, both in school and with independent teams and was always an outstanding performer and a fine sportsman. He took an active part in other school affairs also playing in the school band, singing in the glee club and working on school publications and in dramatic organizations. In his senior year at the high school he was president of the Student Council and was elected to the National Honor Society.
He continued his athletic achievements at Beloit College and was a leader in many other campus affairs. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree at Beloit in May 1943.
He was a member of the Presbyterian Church and Sunday School and at Beloit College was a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity. For a number of years he was a very active Boy Scout. While he was a junior in college he enlisted in the Marine Corps Reserve. In August 1943 he went into active service and took his basic training at Parris Island, South Carolina. He then entered the Marine Corps school at Quantico, Virginia, for officers training and was commissioned a lieutenant on Dec. 1, 1943.
He was stationed at Quantico until the latter part of February 1944, and was then sent to Camp Pendleton, Oceanside, Calif., for further training, and was assigned to the Fifth Marine Division. At Camp Pendleton he was one of a group of 60 officers who were transferred to the Second Marine Division and left the United States in August 1944, for the Pacific area. He served in the Marianas islands from September 1944, until the time of his death, engaging in much of the fierce action that took place in that sector, where the Marines were the first wave of American assault forces in the final, bloody stages of the war against the Japanese.
In April 1945, he was promoted to the rank of first lieutenant and only a few weeks later made the supreme sacrifice for his country on historic Okinawa. He is survived by his parents and a brother, Dr. William C. Snyder of Clinton, in the immediate family, and by numerous other relatives in Fulton and elsewhere.
DEAN SNYDER
, 99, of the Resthave Nursing Home in Morrison, Ill., died Saturday at Mercy South Hospital. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Morrison Chapel of the Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. The Rev. Daniel Wierenga, pastor of the Garden Plain (Ill.) Presbyterian Church, will be officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Interment will be in the Fenton (Ill.) Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Steve, Rick, Randy, Jeff and Hal Snyder and Phillip Jamieson.
He was born Sept. 11, 1904, in Albany, Ill., to Asher C. and Ranavolo Duvall Snyder. He married Marie Settle on July 4, 1925, in Fulton. She died in 1951. He then married Mary Kidwell on Aug. 21, 1966, in Indianapolis, Ind. She died in 1998. He was educated in the rural Garden Plain area. He farmed in rural Fenton and Garden Plain before retiring in 1961.
Survivors include one daughter, Faye Jamieson of Kansas City, Mo.; one son, William (Joyce) Snyder of Fulton; 22 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by both of his wives, one daughter, five sons, one grandson and one great-grandson.
FREDRICK SNYDER
, 78 of 308 Eighth Ave., South, died Tuesday. Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday at the Albany United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Laura Odegard, officiating. Burial will be in Lusk Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the Fulton Chapel Bosma-Renkes Funeral Home. A memorial has been established to the Albany United Methodist or the Albany Ambulance Service.
Mr. Snyder was born July 8, 1911 in Albany, the son of Fredrick A. and Ritta Wilsonhome Snyder. He attended the Albany Schools and graduated from Morrison High School. He married Marion V. Markey, May 30, 1950, in Pocahontas. He was employed at the Dorn-Bush Hardware and Nirtin, Inc. He also was employed with the Illinois State Highway Dept., retiring in 1978. He was a member of the Albany United Methodist Church and the Church's Men's Club and taught Sunday School for many years.
He is survived by four daughters, Marion Thacker, Pocahontas; Carol, Colona; Mrs. Rick (Sandra) Dettman, and Mrs. Ted (Betty) Petit, Albany, 16 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; three sisters, Ethel Baker, and Mrs. Alfred (Gladys) Nelson, both of Morrison; and Mary Jensen, Sterling; a brother, Walter, Albany. He was preceded in death by a brother and a sister.
GLENN R. SNYDER
, 82, of Rock Falls died Monday, June 16, 2003, at CGH Medical Center. He was employed by Northwestern Steel and Wire Co., Sterling, as an over the road truck driver for 37 years, retiring in 1985.
Mr. Snyder was born May 12, 1921, in Scarboro, the son of Lesin and Oma (Straley) Snyder. He served in the Army Air Forces during World War II. He married Mary Reriner on Nov. 11, 1950, in Sterling. He was an active member of Sterling-Rock Falls Elks Lodge, Rock Falls United Methodist church, Rock Falls American legion Post 902 and Sterling Moose. He also served as a volunteer driver for Whiteside County Senior Center.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, David (Kay) Snyder of Amboy and Richard (Pat) Snyder of Eva, Tenn.; a brother. Warren (Marge) Snyder of Rockford; four grandchilden; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters. An Elks memorial service is at 10 a.m. Wednesday at McDonald Funeral Home & Crematory. Rock Falls, followed by a memorial service conducted by the Rev. Larry Thomson, pastor of Rock Falls United Methodist Church, officiating. A gathering of friends and family is from 9-10 am. Wednesday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established.
GRETA L. (MAGNUSON) SNYDER
, 71, of Erie, died Saturday, Nov. 13, 2004, at Genesis Medical Center, East Campus, Davenport. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Erie Christian Church, where she was a member. Burial will be in National Cemetery, Arsenal Island. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Gibson Funeral Home, Erie. A memorial fund has been established.
The former Greta L. Magnuson was born Oct. 24, 1933, in Chicago, daughter of Sven and Svea Peterson Magnuson. She married Donald Snyder on Nov. 17, 1953, in Chicago. She especially enjoyed being with her grandchildren. Survivors include her husband; daughters, Diane Mussmann, Erie, Pam Wirth, Erie, and Sarah Wilar, Mexico, Mo.; sons, Mark Snyder, Erie, Dan Snyder, Erie, and Tom Snyder, Billings, Mont.; eight grandchildren; one great-grandchild; her mother, Svea Magnuson, Chicago; sisters, Elsa Swanson and May-Britt McLeod, both of Chicago; and brothers, Swan Magnuson, Chicago, and Greg Magnuson, Albuquerque, N.M. She was preceded in death by her father and one grandson.
HARRIET (NOBLE) SNYDER
, a resident of Fulton for 84 years, died at nine o'clock Tuesday night in her home at 703 Ninth avenue. The body was in the Fay Funeral home until Wednesday afternoon when it was removed to the residence. Services were conducted there at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon (Thursday). The Rev. James W. George of Fulton officiated.
Burial was in the Snyder family lot in the Fulton cemetery. Casket bearers were Richard Drury of New Richmond, Wis.; Clark Q. Snyder, Chicago; Dr. William C. Snyder, Gregg Snyder and Clifton Snyder of Fulton, grandsons of Mrs. Snyder; and Jack Moran of Fulton. J. M. Fay and Son were in charge of the funeral arrangements.
Mrs. Snyder, the former Miss Hattie Lena Noble, was the daughter of Hiram and Sophia Summers Noble. She was born on Staten Island, New York, on Feb 3, 1862. Eight-four years of her life were spent in Fulton, the family moving here in 1864. She attended the Fulton schools and was graduated from the High School in the class of 1880. After her graduation she was employed for several years by Postmaster W. C. Snyder.
On March 29, 1885, she was married to Joseph Clifton Snyder, son of Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Snyder. The ceremony took place in Peoria and the home was immediately established in Fulton where, during their lives they were identified with, and gave generously of time and means to every educational and civic project that stood for the betterment of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Snyder celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary in 1935. Mr. Snyder, who was prominent in business here, held many offices including that of mayor and member of the board of Education. He died on Nov. 24, 1937.
Mrs. Snyder was among the organizers of the Thimble Society of the Presbyterian church, later merged into the Women's Association. She was one of the faithful workers of the Society and continued her interest in and support of the organization even when physically unable to attend the meetings. She also was one of the organizers of the Bay View Club, which later became the Fulton Woman's Club. Her home was frequently open of meetings of both organizations, and not only for these but for many reunions of relatives and friends.
Mrs. Snyder's health began to fail about a year ago. Her interest in national and state affairs, the affairs of Fulton, and her interest in her family and her host of friends never failed.
She is survived by three children, Mrs. W. C. Drury (Belle), Earl Snyder and Dr. Byron J. Snyder, all of Fulton, and by 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Also surviving are a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Noble Quayle of Waterloo, Iowa, and a Sister-in-law, Miss Lena V. Snyder of Rockford.
Preceding her in death were her parents, her husband, a daughter, Mrs. E. A. Freeman (Ada) who died three weeks ago in Auburn, Maine, and a son, Paul Noble Snyder, who died in Chicago in 1945. Among relatives and friends coming from other cities to attend the funeral for Mrs. Snyder were Mrs. Elizabeth Quayle and Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Knittel of Waterloo, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Richard Drury, New Richmond, Wis.; Mr. and Mr. Clark Snyder of Chicago; Mrs. David Clark and daughter, Virginia of Nutley, New Jersey; Mrs. J. F. Van Meter, Lexington, Ky.; William T. Pickett, Wahoo, Neb.; Henry Pickett, Beatrice, Neb.; Gregg Snyder from Iowa City, Clifton Snyder from Decatur, and Mrs. Bertha Ward, Dixon.
HOWARD L. SNYDER , 89, of 912 9th Ave., Fulton IL, died this morning (22 Nov. 1963) in Mercy Hospital, Fulton. Requiem High Mass will be at 9:30 Monday in Immaculae Conception Church, Fulton. A prayer service at 8:45 a.m. in the Snyder funeral home Clinton will precede the mass. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Fulton. Mr. Snyder was born Jan. 25, 1874 in Garden Plain, the son of John H. and Elizabeth Snyder. He was reared and educated in Fulton. He married Irene McMahon Nov. 9, 1897 in Fulton. He was a member of Immaculate Conception Church. He was also affiliated iwth the Railway Mail Clerks Association and was a retired employee of the US Postal Service having retired in 1936. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Leo P. (Mary) Brown of Indianapolis IN; two sons, Charles H. of Clinton, director of the Snyder funeral home and Don A. of Birmingham AL; five grandchildren; three great grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren; one brother, Artemus of Garden Plain. He was preceded by his parents, wife and a son. HOWARD S. SNYDER
, 80, 504 North Lawrence Street, retired foreman at the old Libby, McNeil and Libby milk factory, died at 6:05 p.m. Thursday in Jane Lamb Hospital, Clinton, Iowa, where he had been a patient for five weeks. He had been in failing health for two months.
Friends may call at the Reynolds Funeral Home where funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday with Rev. F. L. Furrh, pastor, First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Grove Hill Cemetery here.
Mr. Snyder was born March 13, 1871, at Elizabethtown, Pa., the son of George and Hanna Snyder. He was reared and educated there and came to Whiteside county in 1902, living one year in Sterling, then moving to Morrison. He was married March 31, 1917, in Morrison to Nina E. Yarbrough. She passed away Aug. 24, 1932.
Surviving are three step-children; Mrs. Claude Williams, Rock Falls; Loren Yarbrough, Pontiac, Mich.; and William Yarbrough, Muskegon, Mich. In addition to his wife, two brothers, Simon and George, and a sister, Mrs. Ida Brennan, preceded him in death.
ISYPHENE CAROLINE (PEARCE) SNYDER
- Died - At the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Pickett, in Wahoo, Neb, Jan 24th, Mrs. Isyphene C. Snyder, in her 83rd year.
The daughter of Jonathan L. and Mary E. Pearce, she was born at Kingston, R.I. May 7, 1827, and with the family came west in '38 traveling from Fall River, Mass., by sail vessel, rail and canal to the Ohio river, and thence by steamer to Missouri where they lived a few months; later driving by horse team up the east side of the Mississippi to this point. They settled on the site of Clinton (then called New York). In early womanhood she taught school in this vicinity. In '49, in this city, she married Dr. W. C. Snyder, then practicing medicine at Round Grove, Ill.but removing to Fulton in '54 where he engaged in and followed business until his death in 1902, meanwhile serving as Postmaster and State Senator several years.
JOSEPH CLIFTON SNYDER
, oldest native born resident of Fulton, passed away in his home at 1:25 o'clock on Wednesday morning, November 24, 1937. About two years ago his health began to fail, but his strong desire to carry on enabled him to continue with his work until his last serious illness, which began five weeks ago. Funeral services will be held this morning at ten o'clock in the family home at 703 Ninth avenue. The Rev Jones Earl Corwin will have charge, and W. J. Abel of Morrison will assist. Burial will be in the Fulton cemetery.
The death of Mr. Snyder removes from this earth a loyal citizen, a diligent and honest business man, a devoted husband, and a comradely father. He had an unselfish devotion to the interests and welfare of the city that meant home to him and his family. He lived his entire life here and was very intimately a part of it. Only on a few occasions did he make brief visits out of the city.
Joseph Clifton Snyder was born November 14, 1857, the son of the late Dr. William Cowperthwaite and Isyphene Pearce Snyder, pioneer resident of Fulton. He attended the Fulton public school and later the Northern Illinois college, which was then located here. He served as mayor of this city for a term, 1894-95; was alderman of the first ward at different times aggregating ten years; was township supervisor from 1906 to 1924, a period of eighteen years; and for thirty years was a member of the Board of Education, most of the time serving as secretary. From 1902-1933, he was secretary of the Fulton Cemetery Association, succeeding his father, and from 1933 until his death, he was treasurer of this association. At the time of his demise, he was secretary of the Lyons and Fulton Bridge Company.
Included in his personal business activities are nine years of service in the office of The Fulton Journal, the office being at that time where the telephone exchange is now located in the Snyder building. He was appointed local agent for the Diamond Jo and Streckfus Steamboat lines during the river traffic days and served those companies many years. For four years he held the position of postmaster, being appointed by President Chester A. Arthur. At this time he was also connected with the warehouse and grain business owned by his father. In 1920, Mr. Snyder made his son, Earl C. Snyder, a partner and since then the firm name has been J. C. Snyder & Son. When the Kiwanis club was organized in 1922, he became a charter member, and was always faithful in his attendance and club activities during his fifteen years' membership.
On March 29, 1885, he was married to miss Hattie L. Noble, who, with five sons and daughters, survive him. They are Mrs. Ezra A. (Ada) Freeman of Auburn, Me., Mrs. Walter C. (Belle) Drury of Fulton, Paul N. Snyder of Chicago, Earl C. Snyder and Dr. Byron J. Snyder of Fulton. Twelve grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and two sisters, Mrs. T. J. Pickett of Lincoln, Nebr., and Miss Lena V. Snyder of Fulton, also mourn his passing.
MARIE (SETTLE) SNYDER
- Funeral services for Mrs. Dean Snyder, 42, Fenton, who died Friday at 7 p.m. in the home of her sister, Mrs. Marvin Frazier, Fulton were held Monday afternoon in the Fenton Evangelical United Brethren church. Rites were conducted by the pastor, Rev. Dale D. Mumaw. Burial was in the Fenton cemetery. Mrs. Edward Schroeder and Mrs. Omar Reynolds sang, Mrs. Glenn Miller was organist. Pallbearers were Raymond Armstrong, Bernie Baar, Lester Meyer, Durward Mayer, Russell Florence, John Santon and William Gusse. Marie Settle, daughter of Artie and Estelle Byers Settle, was born Sept. 5, 1908 in Garden Plain township. She was educated in Fulton and was married July 4, 1925 to Dean Snyder. They had lived in Fenton township the past 18 years. Surviving are her husband, eight children, Dean of Lanark; William of Albany; Charles of Kee?ler (can't read)Field, Miss.; Marvin, Byron, Marjorie Lawrence and Fay; her parents who reside in Clinton, Iowa, two sisters, Mrs. Frazier and Mrs. William Hagg, Clinton, Iowa. A daughter preceded her in death
Second Obit:
Funeral rites for Paul N. Snyder, who passed away in his home 4802 Dorchester Avenue, Chicago, about ten o'clock Thursday night, April 26, were held in Oak Woods Chapel of that city at two o'clock last Saturday afternoon. The services were in charge of his Alpha Tau Omega fraternity brothers. At the conclusion of their impressive ritual, prayer was offered by Dr. Palmer of the Chicago University. The service at the chapel was followed by cremation.
Paul Noble Snyder, son of the J. C. Snyder and Mrs. Snyder of Fulton, was born in this city on September 2, 1888. He grew to manhood here, attended the Fulton schools, and was graduated from the high school in the class of 1904. He attended the University of Illinois for three years, and was a member of that chapter of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
On November 1, 1911, he was united in marriage with Miss Eleanor Ketchum, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ketchum of Galveston, Texas. To them were born a son, Clark Quin, and a daughter, Eleanor Lindsay. For many years Mr. Snyder held the position of general manager of the Calumet Coal Company, Chicago. Previous experience in the coal business and in other lines took him to many sections of the United States. Wherever he went he made friends. As long as health permitted, he made frequent visits in the home of his parents in Fulton, and always maintained interest in the old home town, in his high school "alma mater," the old haunts about the river, and in all his friends. Eight years ago he became the victim of multiple sclerosis. During the eight years of his illness he was cared for by his devoted wife. Memories of the past, together with the visits by relatives and many of the faithful friends he had made, helped to brighten the days. His courage in facing the inevitable was characteristic of his cheerful nature.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife and his son, Clark, of Chicago; his daughter, Eleanor, a medical student at Stanford University, Palo Alto, Calif.' his mother, Mrs. J. C. Snyder, of Fulton; two sisters, Mrs. E. A. Freeman (Ada) of Auburn, Maine, Mrs. W. C. Drury (Belle) of Fulton; and two brothers, Earl C. Snyder and Dr. B. J. Snyder of Fulton. He also is survived by two grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and a host of friends. He was preceded in death by his father, J. C. Snyder, who passed away in November of 1937.
Contributed by Corkey Waite
RICHARD B. SNYDER
, 39, a trucker from Medford, Okla., died Thursday (10 October 1974) morning at Grant County, Okla.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Renkes-Reynolds Funeral Home in Morrison with Rev. Mariona Book officiating. Burial will be in Fenton Township. Visitation will be after 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Richard Snyder was born Oct. 4, 1935 in Fenton Township, the son of Dean and Marie Settle Snyder. He was reared and educated in Fenton and Erie. He served nine years in the Marine Corps. He lived in Medford, Okla, the past year.
Survivors include his father, Dean of Morrison; one son, Allan of North Carolina; five brothers, Dean of Chadwick, William of Fulton, Marvin and Charles of Fenton, and Lawrence of Fresno, Calif.; two sisters, Margie Kock of Milan and Lucy Faye Jamieson of Moline. He was preceded by his mother, Marie, and one son, Richard.
ROXY (FELLOWS) SNYDER
, 81, 1512 1/2 W. First St., died early this morning in KSB Hopital, following a long illness. She was born Aug. 7, 1889 in Round Grove, Whiteside County, the daughter of Edward and Sarah Elizabeth Ward Fellows. She was married to Peter Snyder, Oct. 12 1942 in Amboy. He died in 1957. She was preceded in death by two sisters and four brothers.
Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Roy (Calista) Keiser, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Mrs. Clifford (Orla) Murphy, Rockford, and Beulah Grove, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; one son, Ellis Grove, Rockford; seven grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs Louis (Ida) Goff, of Elmhurst; three brothers, Cecil Fellows, Omaha Neb.; Elmer Fellows, Vancover, Washington, and Ross Fellows, Round Grove. Mrs. Snyder was a member of the First Baptist Church, the Loyal Order of the Moose No. 727, the Rebekah Lodge, and the GAR.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home with the Rev. Maurice Reed, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Park. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. A memorial fund has been established for the First Baptist Church.
VIVIAN T. (COX) SNYDER
, 86, died Wednesday, July 6, 2005 at CGH Medical Center. Mrs. Snyder was born November 22, 1918 in Erie, the daughter of Clay W. and Florence (Quade) Cox. She married Verlin Keith Snyder on July 1, 1937 in Lyons, IA.
Survivors include two sons, Allen W. Snyder of Sterling; Ronald K. (Geraldine) Snyder of Chidester, AR; two daughters, Sharon M. (Harold) Langley of Rock Falls, Linda S. Snyder of Sterling; two brothers, Roy (Arvilla) Cox of Erie; Ross (Elizabeth) Cox of Hartford, AL; three sisters, Jeanne Kay of East Moline, Ava (Walter) Biggs of N. Sacramento, CA, Anne (Jim) Johnson of Erie; seven grandchildren; and several great-Grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sisters. Services will be held at 11:00 A.M., Monday, July 11, 2005 at the Schilling Funeral Home. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Memorial Park, Sterling. Visitation will be 10-11, Monday, July 11 at the Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling.
WARREN PAUL SNYDER
- Private funeral services for Warren Paul Snyder, five years old, will be held at 2 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Earl C. Snyder.
The Rev. B. B. Cartwright, pastor of the Fulton Presbyterian church, will officiate and burial will be in the Fulton cemetery.
Surviving are his parents; two brothers, Gregg and Clifton of Fulton; one sister Joan, of Fulton; his paternal grandmother, Mrs. J. C. Snyder of Fulton; and a number of uncles and aunts.
WILLIAM THEODORE SNYDER
- Liberty Corner N.J. Star Ledger Obituary Contributed by Harvey Snyder
MRS. ELMER S. SOLLENBERGER
- Services for Mrs. Elmer S. Sollenberger, who died Monday (26 October 1953) at her home at 410 13th Ave., were conducted Thursday afternoon at the Melvin Funeral Home. The Rev. H. C. Hatton, pastor of the First Church of the Nazarene, officiated, and burial was in Riverside Cemetery.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lee sang "The Old Rugged Cross" and "Some Day We'll Understand," accompanied by Mr. J. H. Linn at the organ.
Pallbearers were Clarence Lennox, John Sheaffer, William Carlson, Fred Fredricks, Lawrence Cornelius and Walter Bauer.
Mrs. Ward Anspack, Mrs. Walter Bauer, Mrs. Harry L Bressler and Swartley's Greenhouses were in charge of the flowers.
MARTHA M. STUTZKE
- age 90 of 210 Edon Park Drive, died Saturday afternoon at CGH Meedical Center. Private funeral services will be held on Tuesday at the Melvin-Schilling Funeral Home in Sterling, the Rev. Dennis Heaney and Rev. Ruth Hamsen, pastors of Immanuel Lutheran Chuch in Rock Falls, co-officiating. Burial will be at the Riverside Cemetery, Sterling. There will be no visitation. A memorial has been established to Immanual Lutheran Church and the Salvation Army.
Miss Stutzke was born July 21, 1899 in Lyndon, the daughter of Herman and Mathilda Pettlekau Stutzke. She was employed as a registered nurse at Michael Reese Hospital in Chicago for 53 years before retiring and returning to this area in 1970. Miss Stutzke attended Como School and was a graduate of Roseland Community Hospital, Chicago. She was a member of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Rock Falls.
Surviving are one brother, Henry Gerken of Fairmont, MN; three sisters, Tillie Mowrer and Lula Boles of Rock Falls and Elsie Wentling of Chicago; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by five brothers ans two sisters.
TILLI (SCHETTLER) STUTZKE
, 84, formerly of 1204 7th Ave, Rock Falls, who lived with her daughter, Mrs. Lawrence Janssen, died Thursday evening in the Prophets Riverview Good Samaritan Center in Prophetstown. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Monday at the Rock Falls Immanuel Lutheran Church with the Rev. Eldor D. Windhorn, pastor and the Rev. William Hecht, assistant pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Oak Knoll Memorial Park. The body will lie in state from noon until the time of the services at the church. Visitation is Sunday from 2-9 p.m. at the Behrens-Blair Funeral home, Sterling, with the family present from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m.
Mrs. Stutzke was born Sept. 4, 1897 in Hopkins Township, the daughter of Louis and Amelia (Waterstradt) Schettler.She was united in marriage to Erick F. Stutzke on Sept. 5, 1917 in Rock Falls. She was a member of the Rock Falls Immanuel Lutheran Church and an honorary member of the Ladies Aid Society.
She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Lawrence (Lorraine) Janssen of Rock Falls; one son, Edwin H. Stutzke of Sterling; two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband on April 30, 1958, two brothers and seven sisters.
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JAN A. (SWEARINGEN) SNYDER
MARIAN E. (RENKES) SNYDER 
