Miriam Helen Snyder

1913 - 2012  (99 years)

• Name	Miriam Helen Snyder
  Born	15 Jan 1913
  Gender	Female
  Family Photograph	Seated left to right: Joseph Meyer Snyder, Priscilla (Dresch) Snyder Standing left to right: David Homer, Martha Priscilla, Joseph Edward, Miriam Helen
  		Snyder,JosephM.-PricillaDreschandfamily.jpg Seated left to right: Joseph Meyer Snyder, Priscilla (Dresch) Snyder Standing left to right: David Homer, Martha Priscilla, Joseph Edward, Miriam Helen
  Name	Miriam Helen Sokvitne
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-30985
  Died	19 Jul 2012	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I30985	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph M. Snyder,   b. 30 Aug 1877, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1944  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Pricilla Dresch,   b. 26 Jul 1878, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Nov 1957  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F6582	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lars Leif Sokvitne,   b. 3 Oct 1908,   d. 20 Feb 1987  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F54995	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SOKVITNE, Miriam Helen (nee Snyder) Passed away peacefully on July 19, 2012 at Winston Park Retirement Home in her 100th year. Predeceased by her husband Lars (Lee) Sokvitne (1987). Also predeceased by her parents Joseph and Priscilla Snyder, her brothers Joseph Edward Snyder and David Homer Snyder and by her sister Martha Maier. Miriam is survived by many nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. Miriam was a faithful and active member of Historic St. Paul's Lutheran Church, she trained at St. Mary's and became a public health nurse with the Waterloo County School Board, she was a driving force behind the creation of the Joseph Schneider Haus, a Past-President of the Waterloo Historical Society and was an active historical preservationist and environmentalist. Visitation will be held at Historic St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 137 Queen St. S., Kitchener on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 from 10: 00 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Service at 11: 00 a.m. Interment at First Mennonite Cemetery. In kindness, memorial donations to the Mennonite Central Committee or Lutheran World Relief would be appreciated by the family. On-line condolences may be made at: www.schreitersandrock funeralhome.com

  
  

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  Died - 19 Jul 2012 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth