NameUnknown LaRosa ![](../img/i_tree.png)
Spouses
Birth2 May 1929, West Virginia
Death15 Jan 2009, Langhorne, Bucks Co., Pennsylvania179
Notes for Kelly L. (Spouse 1)
Kelly L. Snyder died surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, from a massive stroke at St. Mary Medical Center, Langhorne. He was 79.
Born May 2, 1929 in West Virginia to the late Oley and Rachel Snyder, he was a Bristol Borough resident for 45 years, prior to moving back to West Virginia in 1996.
He was very proud to have served his country in the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army 79th Division in Germany during World War II.
Mr. Snyder retired from Castle Metals in Morrisville in 1991, and prior to that was employed by Patterson Parchment Paper Co. for many years. He was a member of Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 812, the Bristol Moose Lodge No. 1169 and the Ruritan in West Virginia. He volunteered his craftsmanship at the Veteran Memorial Wall in Parson, W.Va.
Mr. Snyder was an avid outdoorsman and loved hunting and fishing. He was mechanically inclined and could build and fix anything.
He will be remembered as a kind and self-less man, and he was a caretaker to his family and friends and always there when needed.
He was the beloved husband for 53 years of Viola F. (LaRosa) Snyder; loving father of Marianne Young and her husband, James R., of Langhorne, Kelly C. Snyder and his wife, Christine, of Florida, Lisa Liberty and her husband, Patrick, of Langhorne, and Kevin M. Snyder, also of Langhorne; devoted grandfather of Brian, Kelly and Dylan Snyder, Rachel and Sophia Liberty and Kevin and Kaitlyn Snyder; and great-grandfather of Kayla and Emily.
Also survived by one brother, Donald Snyder (Mary); three sisters, Kathleen Stonesifer, Eileen Walton (Harry), and Viola Kyle; and several nieces and nephews. Mr. Snyder was preceded in death by two brothers, Virgil and Delmar Snyder.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his funeral service at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, at Wade Funeral Home, 1002 Radcliffe St., Bristol Borough.
Interment will be private. Viewing hours will be from 9 to 11 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the USO, for care packages to be sent to the soldiers, serving overseas. For information, please call 1-877-USO-GIVE or visit www.uso.org/carepackage.
Wade Funeral Home, Bristol www.wadefh.com
Bucks County Courier Times (Levittown, PA) - January 19, 2009