Paul Snyder, 91 of Carroll, died early Thursday morning, July 18, 2013 at his residence in Carroll.
Mass of the Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday, July 22, 2013 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Carroll. The Celebrant will be Fr. Timothy Schott. Music will be by Marcy Anderson and the St. Lawrence Chior with Sherry Loughran as song leader. Lector for the funeral mass will be Paul’s granddaughter, Lisa Reuter. Gift Bearers will be Paul’s grandchildren Kim Reuter and Mark Reuter. Eucharistic Ministers will be Jack Thein, Ann Christiansen and Jean Knobbe. Casket Bearers will be Terry Snyder, Mark Werner, Peter Poland, Dennis Lappe, Charles Ertz, and Chandler Murillo. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Carroll with military honors conducted by the Carroll American Legion.
Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll after 2:30 p.m. on Sunday where there will be a rosary at 3 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service at 5 p.m. by St. Lawrence Parish.
The casket will be moved to St. Lawrence Church at 9 a.m. on Monday where visitation will resume until time of the funeral mass.
In lieu of flowers memorials may left at the funeral home or church for St. Lawrence Parish.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Carroll and online condolences may be left for Paul’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com.
Paul was born June 6, 1922 to Frank J. and Mary Eva (Rettenmaier) Snyder at Mt. Carmel. Paul attended Our Lady of Mt. Carmel grade and High School. He served in the United States Army during World War II with overseas duty in Italy. He was honorably discharged in December, 1946.
On June 20, 1949, Paul married Annabelle Werner in Dedham with Rev. Henry Pick officiating. They made their home in Carroll where Paul was hired by Harold Boje, and later by Cliff Moore as a finish carpenter. Subsequently, he started his own contracting business and built many houses in Carroll and surrounding towns. Paul retired in 1984, and since that time, has managed apartments and made wooden items for local specialty shops. His hobbies were woodworking, golf when he was able, and morning coffee groups. He especially enjoyed making furniture for his children and grandchildren. Paul was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church, and the Carroll American Legion.
Paul is survived by his wife Annabelle of Carroll; daughter, Susan Reuter and husband Joe of Wichita, KS., and son, Alan of Omaha, NE.; grandchildren, Lisa, Kim, and Mark Reuter; one sister, Kathleen Snyder of Minneapolis, Minn.; and sisters-in-law, Donna Snyder of Carroll, Alvina Wendl of Omaha, NE, Dardy Werner of Carroll, and a brother-in-law Jack Longnecker of Carroll; as well as many nieces, nephews, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Herbert, Alfred, and John Snyder, and sisters, Mildred Klocke, Adeline Tschida, Norma Ertz, Alma Snyder, Dorothy Killeen, and four infant siblings, Agnes, Marie, Rose, and William.
