Linden Aileen Anderson Snyder 1954-2008

SNYDER, ANDERSON, KOPREK, PRINCEHOUSE, COUTURE, BLASK, PETERSON, STEENHAGEN, CODER, STOLTE, LASK, RAY

Posted By: Bobbie Knudsen (email)
Date: 10/29/2009 at 18:00:56

The Wright County Monitor, Clarion, Iowa

Linden Aileen "Lindi" Snyder

January 17, 2008

Linden Aileen "Lindi" Snyder, 53, of Algona, died at her home on Saturday, January 12, 2008, after a courageous battle with breast cancer.

A Funeral Mass was celebrated on Wednesday, January 16, at 10:30 a.m., at the St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Algona. Burial was in the Riverview Cemetery, Algona.

Linden "Lindi" Aileen Anderson, was born on March 23, 1954, in Ames, the daughter of D. Duane "Andy" and Margaret (Koprek) Anderson. She graduated from the Gilbert High School in 1972 and went on to attend Westmar College in LeMars, majoring in Elementary Education.

On August 7, 1976, Linden was united in marriage to David Snyder in LeMars. After their marriage the couple began their teaching careers in LeMars. With Dave being a band director, it lead them to various towns throughout Iowa in her 30 plus year teaching career. Lindi taught in East Greene, Cherokee and Central Decatur of Leon before accepting her final position with the Clarion-Goldfield School District in 1992. In 1997, they moved to Algona where they have resided since and Dave is currently the band director at Sentral of Fenton.

Lindi was very passionate about her teaching and lately some of her students had dubbed her as the Queen of Quite-A-Lot. She was very creative in her classroom with her creative writing of humorous acts and skits for the kids to carry out. She just loved the children. She also enjoyed spending time with her grandkids, her large family, scrapbooking, making jewelry, reading, sewing, knitting and shopping. She was a member of ISEA, PEI, and St. Cecelia Parish and in the past had been a cheerleading sponsor and was once in a bowling league.

She is survived by her husband, David of Algona; a daughter, Katherine "Katie" Snyder-Princehouse and husband, Marty of Huxley; a son, Michael Snyder of Algona; two grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Mike and Pat Anderson of Luther, Mark Anderson of Greeley, Colorado, Kristin and Larry Couture of Nevada, Kraig and Connie Anderson of Story City, Loris and Randall Blask of Baileyville, Illinois, Garrett Peterson of Gilbert, Doug and Ruth Anderson of Ames, Kathleen and Michael Steenhagen of Roland, Holly and Kim Coder of Danielsville, Georgia, Susan and Scott Anderson of Harlan, Nancy and Shawn Stolte of Huxley and Rosemary Anderson of Ellsworth; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Lael Peterson; one nephew, Joshua Lask; and a great-niece, Mia Ray.