John Steven Snyder, 85 of Wabash, Indiana and formerly North Manchester, Indiana, died peacefully Monday September 20, 2021, at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center, in LaFontaine, Indiana. John was born on September 29, 1935, in South Whitley, Indiana, to Paul and Rosemary (Stevens) Snyder.
John grew up in North Manchester, Indiana. He was a Boy Scout and a H.S. basketball champ, graduating from Central High School in 1953.
John attended Manchester College, before joining the family business, Snyder’s IGA, with his father Paul and uncle Gene Snyder. A natural born salesman with a great sense of humor and tireless work ethic, John had an entrepreneurial spirit that led to various careers outside the grocery store business, including owning and operating a car wash, laundromat, arcade, magic store and a restaurant. John was a man for all seasons. He jogged miles on country roads, had a fierce tennis backhand, skied black diamonds, and played a country banjo. He loved old Hollywood movies and historical biographies. “Play the cards you’re dealt” and “do your best” were his mantras.
John is survived by his wife, Helen Snyder, his children, Pam (Steve) Sinderbrand and Shannon Snyder, grandchildren Sean, Hanna and Leah,
and great grandchildren Scott, Archer, Pepper and Levon. Additional surviving family members include step children Don (Theresa) Weaver, Vicki Weaver, Marcia (Dave) DeCook and Gary (Christi) Weaver, along with step grandchildren Justin, Megan, Jack, Jasmine, Maddie, Ella, Ethan, and Carter and step-great grandchildren Carter, Mallorie, Zander, Emersyn, John Atticus, Dover and Steven. John was predeceased by his ex-wife Cloanne Snyder and his parents.
Funeral services will be 10:30 am Saturday, September 25, 2021, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash, with Pastor Shawn Light officiating.
Burial will be in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash. Family will receive friends from 9:30-10:30 am Saturday.
The preferred memorial is the Community Foundation of Wabash County.
The memorial guestbook for John may be signed on-line at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com
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