Earl Stanley Snider

1904 - 1985  (81 years)

• Name	Earl Stanley Snider
  Born	20 Jan 1904	German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-243696
  Died	31 Dec 1985	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I243696	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Leander S. Snider,   b. 20 Sep 1867, German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Oct 1955  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Mary Lydia Grischow,   b. 6 Feb 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1917  (Age 39 years)
  Married	8 Jun 1897	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F6564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Velma Naomi Shantz,   b. 29 Aug 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Oct 1975, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Children	1. Karl Leo Snider   2. Mary Jean Snider
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F6958	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Snider, Earl S., was born in German Mills, Ont., Jan. 20, 1904; died at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Dec. 31, 1985; aged 81 y. He was married to Velma Shantz, who preceded him in death. Surviving are 2 sons (Karl and Bruce), 3 daughters (Mae - Mrs. Russel Cober, Mary - Mrs. Ken Martin, and Martha - Mrs. Jim Arndt), 14 grandchildren, and 2 great-granddaughters. He was preceded in death by 2 brothers (Melvin and Harry). He was a member of First Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 6, in charge of Glenn Brubacher; interment in First Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald -Volume 79, Number 4 - January 28, 1986 -- pages 69-70 ____________________________________ SNIDER, Earl S. -- After a brief illness, at St. Mary's Hospital, on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1985, Earl S. Snider, formerly of Warren Road, Kitchener, in his 82nd year. Loving husband of the Late Velma (Shantz) Snider; dearest father of Karl and his wife Josephine and Mae and her husband Russel Cober, both of RR 2, Petersburg, Mary and her husband Ken Martin of Waterloo, Bruce and his wife Mary of New Hamburg and Martha and her husband Jim Arndt of Kitchener. Fourteen grandchildren and two great- granddaughters. Predeceased by two brothers, Melvin and Harry. Mr. Snider was a member of First Mennonite Church and farmed in the Parkway and Nine Pines area all his life, until his retirement. The family will receive their friends at the Westmount Funeral Chapel, 1001 Ottawa St. S. (at Westmount Road), from 7-9 Saturday evening and from 12 noon-4p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Sunday. Mr. Snider will remain at the funeral home until 1 p.m., Monday, when removal will be made to First Mennonite Church, for service at 3 p.m. Interment in the adjoining church cemetery, Rev. Glen Brubacher officiating. As expressions of sympathy, donations would be appreciated by the Waterloo Region Lung Association or the Mennonite Central Committee. The Kitchener Waterloo Record 2 January 1985

  
  

• Sources

  [S272] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1911, Div. 4 Page 6. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Earl S. Snider - January 28, 1986 -- pages 69-70. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Earl S. Snider - 2 Jan 1985. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Leander Snyder Born: German Mills Age: 29 Father: Isaac Snyder Mother: Nancy Snyder Born: abt 1868 Spouse: May Grishon Age: 20 born: Wilmot Tsp Father: Fred'k Grishon Mother: Lydia Grishon married 8 Jun 1897 married: Waterloo, Berlin

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 Jan 1904 - German Mills (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 31 Dec 1985 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth