Linden Aileen (Anderson) SNYDER

SNYDER, ANDERSON, KOPREK, SNYDER-PRINCEHOUSE, PRINCEHOUSE, LASK, RAY, PETERSON

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 1/18/2008 at 08:58:02

Fort Dodge Messenger
January 15, 2008

Linden “Lindi” Aileen Snyder was born March 23, 1954, in Ames, the daughter of D. Duane “Andy” and Margaret (Koprek) Anderson. She graduated from Gilbert High School in 1972, and went on to attend Westmar College in LeMars, majoring in Elementary Education. On Aug. 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 lived ever since and Dave is currently band director at Sentral of Fenton. Lindi was very passionate about her teaching and lately some of her students had dubbed her as Queen of Quite-A-Lot. She was very creative in her class room 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.

Linden died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, at her home in Algona after a courageous battle with breast cancer. She was 53. She is survived by her husband David Snyder of Algona; daughter, Katherine “Katie” Snyder-Princehouse and husband Marty of Huxley; son, Michael Snyder of Algona; two grandchildren, Andrew and Molly Princehouse; 11 brothers and sisters and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Lael Peterson; nephew, Joshua Lask and great-niece, Mia Ray.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2008, from 4-8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. at Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home in Algona. Funeral Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Cecelia Catholic Church in Algona. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery. Memorials can be made to the discretion of the family.