Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Oliver Absalom Snyder

Male 1894 - 1977  (82 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Oliver Absalom Snyder was born 12 Oct 1894, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Aug 1977, RR1, Hespeler, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 18 Aug 1977, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Church Membership: Wanner Mennonite Church, 1705 Beaverdale Rd., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: 00106-5929.3
    • Residence: 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1952, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    SNYDER, Oliver A. -- At his home, Route 1, Cambridge (Hespeler), on Monday evening, August 15, 1977, in his 83rd year.Survived by his wife, the former Lillian N. Snyder; two sons, John W.Cambridge, and Robert O. of Kitchener, nine grandchildren, one brother Edward G, of Route 32, Cambridge; two sisters, Mrs. Norman (Ida) Snider of Cambridge, and Emma Snyder of Kitchener. Predeceased by one son, James C. of Lafayette, Ind. and two sisters, Mrs. Nelson (Martha) Bechtel of Cambridge (Hespeler) and Mrs. Chester (Edna) Buschert of Cambridge (Preston).The late Mr. Snyder was a member of Wanner Mennonite Church and a strongsupporter of the Christian Education Program of the Mennonite Church at large.He was active in many farm organizations and served in various executive capacities at both the county and provincial levels.The late Mr. Snyder is resting at his residence, where the family will receive friends from 2 to 5 and 7 to 9 on Wednesday, August 17, Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 18, at 3 p.m., at Wanner Mennonite Church, with interment in the adjoining cemetery. Rev John H. Hess will officiate, assisted by Rev. Rufus Jutzi

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 16 Aug 1977

    Oliver married Lillian N. Snyder 1 Dec 1923, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Lillian (daughter of Ervin S. Snyder and Nancy Nahrgang) was born 10 Dec 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Oct 1987, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 24 Oct 1987, Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 2. Rev. John Wilfred Snyder  Descendancy chart to this point was born 20 Sep 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 3. James Clare Snyder  Descendancy chart to this point was born 31 Mar 1930; died 1 Jun 1974.
    3. 4. Robert Oliver Snyder  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rev. John Wilfred Snyder Descendancy chart to this point (1.Oliver1) was born 20 Sep 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Oct 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-387294

    Notes:

    SNYDER, John Wilfred 1925 - 2012

    John Wilfred Snyder, died pearefully, at St Mary's General Hospital, on Tuesday afternoon, October 2, 2012, at the age of 87. He was predeceased by his first wife, Lois Buckwalter (1990) and his second wife, Iva Taves (2011). John will be missed by his children, Jed (Michele Dickinson) of Cambridge, Patricia (Christopher Dustin) of Connecticut, Julia (Hans Behrendt) of Germany and granddaughter, Abigail Dustin and Iva's family, Mila, Mark, Jilienne, Caitie, Jacob and Jesse Reusser, Mary Taves and Ruth Fallding. Cremation will take place. The family will receive friends during a memorial visitation at Rockway Mennonite Church, 32 Weber St. W., Kitchener, on Friday, October 5, 2012, from 6-9 p.m. A memorial service to celebrate John's life and faith will be held at Rockway Mennonite Church, on Saturday, October 6th at 3: 00 p.m., with Pastor Scott Brubaker-Zehr officiating. A reception will follow in the church's fellowship hall. Private family interment, at Wanner Mennonite Cemetery.

    Waterloo Region Record 4 Oct 2012 pg B9

    Biography:
    John W. Snyder: pastor and institution builder, was born 20 September 1925 on the family farm near Hespeler (now Cambridge), Ontario, Canada to Oliver A. Snyder (12 October 1894-15 August 1977) and Lillian N. Snyder (10 December 1895-21 October 1987). He was the oldest of three sons....

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    John — Lois Ruth Buckwalter. Lois was born 16 Sep 1925, Heston, Kansas, USA.; died 30 Aug 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. 5. John Edgar "Jed" Snyder  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 6. Patricia Ruth Snyder  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 7. Julie Beth Snyder  Descendancy chart to this point

    John married Dr. Iva Ruth Sherk 16 Nov 1991. Iva was born 1928; died 29 Mar 2011, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  James Clare Snyder Descendancy chart to this point (1.Oliver1) was born 31 Mar 1930; died 1 Jun 1974.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-190550

    James — Mary Ruth Hadley. [Group Sheet]


  3. 4.  Robert Oliver Snyder Descendancy chart to this point (1.Oliver1)

    Robert — Edith "Beth" Palmer. [Group Sheet]



Generation: 3

  1. 5.  John Edgar "Jed" Snyder Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Oliver1)

  2. 6.  Patricia Ruth Snyder Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Oliver1)

  3. 7.  Julie Beth Snyder Descendancy chart to this point (2.John2, 1.Oliver1)