Snyder, Robert 1857-1925

SNYDER

Posted By: Linda Ziemann (email)
Date: 10/6/2013 at 16:45:50

LeMars Semi-Weekly Sentinel
December 4, 1925

ROBERT SNYDER DIES
Robert Snyder died at his home at 314 Third Avenue SE, Wednesday afternoon, December 2, after a brief illness from brain fever caused by infection in the ear, aged 68 years.

Robert Snyder was born in Bloomington, Illinois, October 23, 1857, and came to Iowa in 1882. He located first in O’Brien county and later moved to Cleghorn where he conducted a hotel for eighteen years. Fourteen years ago he moved to LeMars where he resided continuously until his death.

Mr. Snyder never married and for the past ten years his twin sister, Miss Bertha Snyder, has made her home with him. Other surviving relatives are two brothers, Fred and Charlie Snyder, of Harris, Iowa, and a sister, Mrs. Emma Hinspeter, of Archer, Iowa.

The funeral will be held today, the services at the home being at 12:30 p.m. and at the Presbyterian Church at 1 o’clock, after which interment will be made in the Marcus cemetery. Rev. J. A. Hills, of the Presbyterian Church, will conduct the funeral services.