R. Wayne SniderR. Wayne Snider, 91, Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, died at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020, at Parkview Whitley Hospital, Columbia City.
He was born on Dec. 16, 1928, in Roaring Spring, Pa., to Sara E. Gingrich Snider and Dr. Claude K. Snider. He married Hyla Mae Palmer on Aug. 15, 1959, on the college campus. She died Sept. 7, 2014.
Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 3 to 7 p.m. at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.
A memorial service celebrating Wayne’s life will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Feb., 6 at Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, Winona Lake, and officiated by Pastor Kip Cone and assisted by Chaplain Bryan Benjamin. A private family graveside service will be held at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
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Memorials to K9s for Warriors, 114 Camp K9 Road, Ponte Vedra, FL 32081; or to a special scholarship fund for Grace College Students majoring in elementary education that had been established in his wife's, Hyla’s name – memorial donations may be directed to Grace College Advancement Office, 200 Seminary Drive, Winona Lake, IN 46590 and would be greatly appreciated by his family.
Online condolences may be sent through the funeral home’s website at www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com.
