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Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Gloria Snyder
Age: 92
City: Wyoming
Funeral Date
10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 16, Zion American Lutheran Church, Wyoming
Funeral Home
Lahey & Dawson Funeral Services
Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Gloria Snyder
GLORIA GWEN (ROMER) SNYDER
Wyoming
Gloria Gwen (Romer) Snyder, 92, of Wyoming, passed away Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, at the Clarence Nursing Home. Her visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, at Dawson Funeral Services in Wyoming. Her funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 16, at Zion American Lutheran Church in Wyoming, Burial will be held at Wyoming Cemetery. Dawson Funeral Services is caring for her family at this time.
Gloria was born Nov. 24, 1928, in Maquoketa, to Clarence "Doc" and Geraldine (Orr) Romer. Gloria graduated from Wyoming High School and then went to continue her education at the American Institute of Commerce. On Jan. 17, 1947, she was united in marriage to Clayton "Slick" Snyder. They moved to the family farm, where they then raised their three sons.
Gloria was a member of the South Prairie Homemakers Club, president of the P.T.A. (Parents Teachers Association), member of the Wyoming School Board, when it merged into Midland Community Schools, Grove Coonhunters Golf Course and was a charter member of the Wyoming Little Bear Country Club and Golf Course, as well as a member of the Ladies American Legion Auxiliary and Farm Bureau.
Those left to cherish her memories are her children, Dennis "Duke" (Lynn) Snyder of Wyoming and Ronald (Vickie Gottschalk) Snyder; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; many great-great- grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; 12 stepgreat-grandchildren; many stepgreat-great-grandchildren; and many stepgreat-great-great-grandchildren
Preceding her in death were her husband; son, Gerald "Jerry"; parents; in-laws; and brother, Lee Romer.
Memorials may be directed to Zion American Lutheran Church in Wyoming or Wyoming Cemetery Association in her honor. Cards of condolences may be directed to Dawson Funeral Services, attention Gloria Snyder Family, P.O. Box 258, Wyoming, IA 52362. Online condolences may be left for her family at www.dawsonfuneral.com.

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