ELIZABETHVILLE • Heaven has gained an Angel. Leah M. Snyder, 89, of Elizabethville, formerly of Wiconisco, passed away Monday, Dec. 2 at her son’s home in Gratz. She was born in Spring Glen, Dec. 15, 1929, a daughter of the late Charles L. and Iva F. Koppenhaver Cole. Leah was a 1947 graduate of the former Wiconisco High School. She was a retired seamstress from the former Bobbie Rogers garment factory, Wiconisco. She was a member of the ILGWU. Leah was a current member of Salem Lutheran Church, Elizabethville. She was a former member of St. Christopher’s Lutheran Church, Lykens, where she attended most of her life. Leah was a woman of great faith who loved her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as well as a devoted mother. Leah was an avid Philadelphia Phillies fan; she enjoyed cooking and baking. She will be forever remembered for the love and devotion shown to her family; her family was her world. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by an infant sister, Kathryn; an infant brother; and two sons-in-law, Terry Leitzel and Keith Oxenrider. Surviving are family whom she adored; her husband of 70 years, Carl D. Snyder; five children: Durene Archer (Carl), Dauphin; Mary Ellen Oxenrider, Tower City; Ken Snyder (Gail), Gratz; Steve Snyder (Ruth), Spring Mills and Wade Snyder (Michelle), Harrisburg; nine grandchildren: Carlla Carr (Derek), Jill Archer (Bojan), Brandon, Jordan, Alix, Lydia, Andy, Ben and Lilly Snyder; two great-granddaughters, Avary and Emerson Carr; and nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held Dec. 6 from the Chapel of the Dimon Funeral Home, Inc, Tower City. Burial was in Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 16 N. Fourth St., Minersville, PA 17954 or Calvary Independent Church, 6300 Route 209, Lykens, PA 17048. To sign the guest book, visit dimonfuneralhome.com
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Leah M. Snyder
