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Peter Etril Snyder

Male 1944 - 2017  (73 years)


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  • Name Peter Etril Snyder 
    Born 28 Jan 1944  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Interesting artist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-160705 
    Died 28 Aug 2017  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I160705  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Etril Martin Snyder,   b. 9 Dec 1912, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1983, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Mother Alice Alvina Weber,   b. 2 Mar 1913,   d. 1999  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 28 Jun 1939  [2
    Family ID F28760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marilyn Ruth Snyder 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F32205  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SNYDER, Peter Etril Peter passed away on Monday, August 28, 2017 at the Grand River Hospital. Loving husband of Marilyn Snyder. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced in Wednesday's edition of the Record. Arrangements entrusted to the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home 171 King St. S., Waterloo www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

      Snyder Peter Etril | lifenews.ca . (2017). Lifenews.ca. Retrieved 29 August 2017, from https://www.lifenews.ca/announcement/7525769-snyder-peter-etril

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      Obituary of Peter Snyder

      Peter Etril Snyder, 73, died on Monday August 28, 2017 at Grand River Health Centre, King St W, Kitchener where he was born January 28, 1944.

      He is survived by Marilyn (nee Snyder), his wife for 50 years, and by his brothers, twins, Donald A (Katherine) and their daughter Cynthia (Kent Weber) and their son, Spencer; Douglas Noah (Dorene) and his daughters Julie (Russel Snyder-Penner) and their daughters Vanessa and Saskia; Jane (Karl Kessler) and their sons John and Thomas. Also survived by brother-in-law Donald Wayne Snyder and his fiancé Doreen Shantz and his son Jeff (Kelli Callaghan) and their sons Aidan and Darcy, and his daughter-in-law Lee Randall (Etienne Paquin) and her daughter Kate; brother-in-law Richard Snyder (Cathy) and sister-in-law June White (Michael) and her daughters Laura Johnson (Colin) and their son Joe; and Lindsay Taberner (Dave) and their sons Ben, and twins Noah and Brady.

      Predeceased by his parents, Etril and Alice Snyder, his mother and father-in-law Wayne and Lovina Snyder and sisters-in-law Doreen Snyder, Nancy Martin and Marilyn Snyder and son, our beloved nephew, Scott Snyder.

      At Pete's request, there will be no service. Visitation will be held at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St S, Waterloo, on Friday, September 1st from 2-5 pm and 7-9 pm.

      We both loved flowers, so send away if that is your wish. Charities Pete supported whole-heartedly include KidsAbility and Mennonite Central Committee. Contributions may be made at the funeral home www.erbgood.com or by calling 519-745-8445.

      After study at Ontario College of Art, Toronto, Pete painted Waterloo County images for more than fifty years. He enjoyed his time at the easel and talking to his Old Order Mennonite friends and acquaintances, and was pleased to meet those who came to view his work and, especially, those who chose to hang it in their homes and businesses. Pete got especially energized while discussing commission paintings with the ordering executives. Some of those relationships went beyond strict business. He was overwhelmed by the community support he received and humbled by the community awards generously bestowed.

      It was a charmed life, exactly suited to this gregarious man, highlighted by his sense of humour and interest in this world of ours. Travel expanded his horizons and sometimes destinations appeared in his paintings.

      I feel fortunate to have been his partner in inventing a way of life. I will always miss his optimistic outlook which I have admired since I first laid eyes on him when I was thirteen. He will always be in my mind and heart.

      Grateful thanks to Dr. Janet MacEachern and the Grand River Cancer Centre. All whom Pete met there interested him and made him many new friends Susan, Dorothy, Julie and Corinna especially, and many others. I expect you know who you are. You did your best to conquer his leukemia but a cure is still pending.

      Obituary of Peter Snyder | Erb & Good Family Funeral Home. (2017). Erbgood.com. Retrieved 29 August 2017, from https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/13597/Peter-Snyder/obituary.html#tribute-start

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182830668/peter-etril-snyder.

    2. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Etril Martin Snyder - May 3, 1983.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jan 1944 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 28 Aug 2017 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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