Karl (Mike) Snyder |
| Posted 2009-05-25 by Judy Wight Branson |
| The Daily Courier, Prescott, Arizona Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Karl "Mike" Snyder died May 17, 2009, in Prescott, Ariz., after a long and courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 28, 1931, in Battle Creek, Mich., the son of Kenneth and Pauline (Hynes) Snyder. Mike was 78 years young. Mike was a proud Navy veteran of the Korean Conflict who served as a radioman on P2V Neptunes. He was a lifetime member of both the VFW of Prescott and American Legion Post #6. Mike retired from the FAA, where he was an air traffic control specialist. Mike was always young at heart and active in the communities where he lived. He was a Past Master of Salinas, Calif., Masonic Lodge #204, 1975, and the Exalted Ruler of BPOE Lodge #330 of Prescott in 1990-1991. He was an accomplished bagpiper and after his retirement enjoyed attending the Southwest Institute of Healing Arts in Phoenix with other young people. Mike was fourth of five children and is survived by brothers John W. (Barbara) and Judge Harry (Rose Mary); sister Patricia (Charles) Herro; and many loving nieces, nephews and friends, especially Carol Speight and Gerri Stock. Mike was preceded in death by his brother Peter in 1975. A gathering of friends and Mason service will be 2 p.m. Saturday, May 23, 2009, at Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home, 303 S. Cortez, with Rt. Rev. Dr. Dennis Massey presiding. A gathering of remembrance and Elk service will be 2 p.m. Sunday, May 24, 2009, at Prescott Elk Lodge #30, 5245 E. Highway 69, Prescott Valley, Ariz., Past Exalted Ruler John Wright presiding, with military honors by American Legion Post #6. Arizona Ruffner Wakelin Funeral Home is assisting the family. You are invited to log onto www.ruffnerwakelin.com to sign Mike's guestbook, view a tribute to him and share a memory with the family. Information provided by survivors. |
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