Submitted by: Dan Rich

Frances B. Snyder

April 30, 1919 - Aug. 7, 2007

South Bend Tribune 8/9/2007

SOUTH BEND - Frances B. (McGriff) Snyder, 88, residing in South Bend, passed away suddenly at 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, August 7, 2007, in her home. She was born April 30, 1919, in Lebanon, Oregon, the daughter of Thomas and Esther (Henderson) McGriff, and had lived in the Lakeville-South Bend area all of her life.

On October 21, 1939, in South Bend, as Frances McGriff, she was united in marriage to Jack W. Snyder, who passed away on August 19, 1977. She was also preceded in death by her son, Roger E. Snyder in 1988; and by her brother, John Dale McGriff. Mrs. Snyder retired in 1990 from Country Bake Shop where she was employed as a baker. She had also worked for more than 30 years as a decorator with various other bakeries including Hillview, Strauss and Rosie's. She was a member of Northway Church of Christ and its Senior Saints group. She belonged to the Leighton Center and Grandbuddies at Leighton. She loved to play euchre, listen to barbershop music, loved her church, and being with her family. She was anxiously awaiting a new great-grandchild, joining the family in the next month. Frances is survived by her daughter, Nancy K. (Ron) Wise of South Bend; three sons, Thomas M. Snyder of South Bend, Jack W. (Dorothy) Snyder and Marc A. (Kathryn) Snyder, all of Mishawaka; and a daughter-in-law, Mary Snyder of South Bend. Also surviving are 19 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Friday, August 10, 2007, in Palmer Funeral Home-Guisinger Chapel, 3718 South Michigan Street, South Bend. Rev. Ed Erskin will officiate. Graveside services and burial will follow at Southlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. today, Aug. 9, in the funeral home. Contributions in memory of Frances B. Snyder may be offered to Northway Church of Christ, 19525 Auten Road, South Bend, IN 46637; to the American Diabetes Association, 7363 E. 21st St., Indianapolis, IN 46219; or to the River Bend Cancer Society, 919 E. Jefferson Blvd., South Bend, IN 46617.