Obituaries
Melvin Snyder, 95
May 20, 2017
Mel went to his Heavenly Home Saturday, May 20, 2017. He was 95 years old and died peacefully at Luther Acres Retirement Community in Lititz.
Mel was the son of the late Amos and Amy (Landis) Snyder of Lititz, and the husband of Arlene (Hershey) Snyder, with whom he celebrated 73 years of marriage this year.
Mel was a member of Calvary Church of Lancaster, where he served as an usher for many years.
He was employed at Packaging Corporation in Lancaster for 30 years. After his retirement from there, he worked at Manheim Auto Auction for 20 years.
Mel loved to tease and laugh, and his humor will be missed.
Mel is survived by two children, a daughter Kay, married to John Keohane of Sonoma, CA, and a son, Kenneth, husband of Candy Snyder of Manheim, 4 grandchildren, Cleo Keohane of Los Angeles, CA, Tonya Snyder of Ephrata, Shanan, wife of Jason Garber, of Mount Joy, and Seth Snyder, of Manheim, 5 great-grandchildren, a sister, Wanda Hess of Landis Homes, and a niece, Helen Nolt.
A private graveside service will be held at the convenience of the family.
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Condolences to the Family
June 01, 2017
Dear Arlene, Kay and Kenny, Im so sorry to hear of Mel’s passing. He was a great neighbor and a fine man. I appreciated all you all did for mom when she was alone, she loved you all. God bless and comort you, Donna (Schmeck) Floyd
May 26, 2017
Dear Arlene-
I left a message on an answering machine, but not sure if it was your number. (It was on in Mom’s address book). Sending love and prayers to you for loss of Mel. You and Mel were always so much fun and always loved seeing you both – many wonderful memories. I am sorry we lost touch after Mom got sick but you were always in my thoughts. I mentioned it to Sam and he remembers you (the lady from Weis) and said to say hello to you.
Again, sending love and hugs,
Chris Smith Ulrich (Marcene & Norm Smith’s daughter)
May 26, 2017
Dear Arlene, Our heartfelt prayers are with you. It was a pleasure to meet and know Mel. I am sure he is in a much better place and no longer suffering. When things calm down please give us a call.
Jenny & Marti Hammond
May 25, 2017
Dear Arlene, My sincere sympathy at your loss of Melvin. Remembering you both fondly, and prayers for you and your family. Would love to visit if you can give me your new address.?
our family so appreciated your visits when Dad was in hospital!
Love in Him, Linda (Antes) Amand
1311 Brunnerville Rd, Lititz
May 23, 2017
So sorry for your loss. I was one of the nurses in Personal Care with Mel & he was one of my absolute favorite residents ever. We used to always take walks outside and he always made sure to tell me how much he LOVED it. He had a picture of my son (Carter) in his room that he talked about often. & his nickname to me was “Tilly.” We had a snowball fight inside the one snow storm too – the lady in the dining room made him a snowball & he threw it right at me, laughing the whole time. I’ll always remember his love for strawberry ice cream & always insisting on eating it with a knife!!! He was a wonderful man with an even better laugh & personality, he sure will be missed. My condolences to the whole family & Arlene as well. RIP Melvin! <3
May 23, 2017
So sorry for your loss. I have many great memories of Mel. He was a great man and neighbor. I know he had issues later in life. I hope you remember and cherish the good times.
-Brad Lauderman
