Harriet K. “Aunt Hattie” (Miller) Snyder, 91

December 27, 2013

Harriet K. “Aunt Hattie” (Miller) Snyder, 91, of Lancaster, died Friday, December 27, 2013 in the residence of her daughter.
A lifelong resident of Lancaster County, she was the wife of the late Richard Snyder, who died in February, 1988. She was the daughter of the late Landis and Lizzie (Dunlap) Miller.
Hattie was employed as a crossing guard at the intersection of Orange and Mulberry Streets for 13 years, where she would dress as Santa every Christmas. In 1979 she was chosen “Crossing Guard of the Year”. Prior to that, she worked in the office at General Cigar Co.
Her favorite color was purple, and she was a people person, loved by everyone. At one point she was everyone’s taxi, giving anyone who needed one a ride.
Hattie graduated from Paradise High School in 1939, and was a member of the Millersville VFW Post #7294 and the American Legion Post #34. She was a member of St. John UMC, Paradise.
She is survived by three daughters: Barbara Kunkel and her husband Joe of Palmetto, FL, Beth Helmick of Lancaster, and Susan Murphy and her husband Bob of Lancaster; 5 grandchildren: Lindsay, Kevin, Brandy, Daryl, and Corrine; and 7 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by 4 sisters and 2 brothers.
Funeral services will be held Monday, December 30, 2013 at 11:00 AM at Charles F. Snyder Funeral Home & Crematory, 414 E. King St., Lancaster, PA with Rev. Eugene Errickson officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday, December 29 from 2 to 4 PM, and again one hour prior to the service on Monday. Burial will be in St. John UMC Cemetery, Paradise, at 1:00 PM on Thursday, January 2, 2014.
Flowers are welcomed, or memorial contributions can be made to Hospice & Community Care, PO Box 4125, Lancaster, PA 17604.