COUDERSPORT, PA---Lynn E. “Skip” Snyder, 77, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away surrounded by his loving family on Monday, September 23, 2024, in Sweden Valley Manor, Coudersport ,after a long illness.
Born on Saturday, November 2, 1946, in Port Allegany, he was a son of Harry E. and Cleo V. DeNio Snyder. On April 23, 1966 in the Austin United Methodist Church, he married Judy A. Major, who survives.
Skip was employed as a heavy equipment operator for PennDOT in Coudersport, retiring after many years of service.
He was a member of the Roulette Fish and Game Club. He enjoyed fishing and hunting. He collected knives and enjoyed sharpening them. He loved to instigate and was a big jokester. His greatest love was his family.
Left to cherish his memory are his beloved wife of 58 years, Judy; two sons, Lynn “Eddie” (Kathy) Snyder, Jr. of Roulette and Richard “Barney” (Julie) Snyder of Coudersport; twin daughters, Ruth Snyder of Coudersport and April (Dennis) Corderman of Genesee; six grandchildren, Sabrina Pekarski, Savanna Norton, Keri Fairbank, Kristie Kulp, Kasey Kulp, and Andrew Medlin; seven great-grandchildren, Kallee, Kiersten, Gavin, Storm, Kole, Liam and Simon; a great-great-grandson, Oliver; a brother, Duane Richard (Bobbi) Snyder of Florida; a sister, Kathy Sauve of Coudersport; and five nephews.
Skip was predeceased by his parents. A Celebration of Skip’s life will be held on a date and place to be announced.
In lieu of flowers, memorials in Skip’s name may be made to the Roulette Fish and Game Club, PO Box 23, Roulette, PA 16746. Skip’s family entrusted his care to Kevin J. Dusenbury, funeral director/owner of the Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home, Shinglehouse.
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