John W. Snider
John W. Snider, 72, of Warsaw, Ind., passed away at 9:55 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 28, 2013, in his residence.
On May 24, 1941, he was born in Kokomo, Ind., to Donald Mann and Marion (Williamson) Snider. John was raised in Kokomo, graduating from Kokomo High School in 1959. He graduated from Purdue University, West Lafayette in 1966 and then received his Master’s Degree from Butler University, Indianapolis. He was united in marriage to Nancy Fribley on Jan. 23, 1966, in Anderson, Ind., where they were married by Nancy’s father Reverend Robert W. Fribley.
He lived in Indianapolis from 1966-1984, then moved to Geneva, Ill., until June of 2012 when they moved to Warsaw. John worked at Western Electric, Indianapolis, Ind., and Aurora, Ill., then he went to work at Bell Labs before working at Lucent Technologies, Warrenville, Ill., where he retired. All three companies are a part of AT&T. John was a member of United Methodist Church of Geneva, where he was a member of the choir and chairman of the Pipe Organ Committee. He was also a member of the Fox Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organist and a charter member of Epworth Forest Choir School where he met his wife Nancy.
John is survived by his wife; his daughter: Beth (Dave) Lomperski, Pierceton, Ind.; his son: Jason D. (Rebecca) Snider, Wyoming, Mich.; five grandchildren: Trevor Lomperski, Susan, Kaylie, Lexi and Aubrey Snider; and three brothers: Tom (Kathy) Snider, St. Louis, Mo.; Robert (Carole) Snider, Beaver, Pa.; and James (Melissa Swan) Snider, Louisville, Ky.
A memorial service will be held at a later date at United Methodist Church of Geneva, Geneva, Ill. McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel is entrusted with arrangements.
Memorial contributions may be made to United Methodist Church of Geneva Music Fund, 211 Hamilton St., Geneva, IL 60134 or to Kosciusko County Homecare and Hospice, P.O. Box 1196, Warsaw, IN 46581-1196.
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