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Alice E Synder
Born: August 17th, 1926
Died: April 6th, 2023
Obituary
Alice E. Snyder, 96, of Stronghurst, IL, formerly of Burlington, died April 6, 2023 at the Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House.
Born August 17, 1926 in Ft. Madison, IA, she was the daughter of Edward and Adelaide (Bendlage) Mansheim. On September 20, 1947 Alice married Paul Edward Snyder in Ft. Madison. He died February 1, 1991. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Raritan, IL.
Alice was the Head cook and worked in food service for the Burlington Community School District for 19 years until her retirement in 1981. She volunteered at Burlington Public Schools for 10 years. She spent endless hours volunteering for RSVP for which she was honored by Governor Terry Brandstad. Alice enjoyed all kinds of sewing, making baby quilts, gardening and tending flowers. She embroidered and volunteered for various church activities.
Survivors include one son Daniel (Janet) Snyder of Burlington; one daughter Kathleen (Jerry) Keimig of Stronghurst; four grandchildren Troy (Mary) Snyder, Denise (Ryan) Machholz, Jon (Tiffany) Keimig, Kari (Brian) Higgins; eight great grandchildren Jessica, Abigail, Mallorie, Marissa, Topher, Henry, Breckin, Harrison; one sister Evelyn Westfall of Des Moines, IA.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers and two sisters.
The funeral mass for Mrs. Snyder will be 10:30 AM Friday, April 14th at St Patrick Catholic Church in Raritan with Msgr. Thomas Mack and Fr. Timothy Hepner as co-celebrants. Interment will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. Friends and family may call from 4:00 to 6:00 pm Thursday, April 13th at Lunning Chapel. The family will not be present.
In Lieu of flowers, memorials have been established for St. Patrick Catholic Church, Divine Mercy Parish, and Southeast Iowa Regional Hospice House.