Snyder, Madonna 'Donna' Theresa (Schmidt)

Madonna “Donna” Theresa (Schmidt) Snyder, 64, of Cedar Rapids, died Thursday, April 14, 2011, at the Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 16, at All Saints Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by the Rev. David O'Connor. Visitation: 4 to 8 p.m. today at Stewart Baxter Funeral & Memorial Services, Cedar Rapids, with a vigil service at 6 p.m. Visitation also one hour before the service on Saturday at the church. Burial: St. John's Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

Survivors include her husband, Robert; children, Kate (Greg) Bergman, Donna Jo “DJ” Hayes, Elizabeth “Beth” (Randy Brooks) Snyder and Makayla Snyder; mother, Catherine Schmidt; grandchildren, Kyle Kaness and Madison Belding; siblings, Mary Catherine (Lou) Ronnebaum, Raphael (Patsy) Schmidt, Lorin Schmidt, Rosalia (Donald) Putz, Irene (Louis) Bassler, Paul Schmidt, Rita (John) Cortum, Melvin (Julie) Schmidt, Darlene (Kevin) Curoe and Dennis (Theresa) Schmidt; and many nieces and nephews.

Donna was born Aug. 12, 1946, in Dubuque, the daughter of Elmer and Catherine (Poll) Schmidt. She graduated in 1967 from Mount Mercy College. Donna was a schoolteacher for over 35 years, teaching at Roosevelt and Wilson schools in the Cedar Rapids School District. On Nov. 23, 1967, she married Robert Snyder in Cascade.

She enjoyed baking, gardening, sewing, crocheting, and volunteering at school. Donna was a devoted member of All Saints Catholic Church and will be greatly missed by her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father.

In lieu of flowers, memorials for Donna are suggested to pro-life organizations or planting a tree in her memory.

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