Welcome Guest, to R. G. Strong Family Genealogy

Updating new updated code for the website! New data added, see some on the Whats new Page!

It's that time of year again! Domain renewal time! If you find this site of value to you please DONATE today from the link below!! Thank you for your continued support! Come back soon!

Please excuse the display on this page, we are testing different coding for this section.
Thanks you for your patience. RGS

If you find this website of value to you and wish to help support my research and maintenance of this site,
you can now make a donation through the PayPal link button. Thank you for your support. RGS

George Adelbert Strong


Share Print Bookmark
Harold Howard Snyder

Harold Howard Snyder[1]

Male 1911 - 1993  (81 years)Deceased

 Set As Default Person    

Personal Information    |    Media    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All

  • Name Harold Howard Snyder 
    Birth 24 Sep 1911  Detroit,Wayne,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Harold's birth certificate, in the possession of his son, The Rev. Robert C. Snyder, corrects two common errors of belief in the family. The first is Harold's middle name.  Everyone in the family always thought it was Homer.  On his legal birth certificate, his middle name is Howard. The second correction is in the middle name of Harold's mother.  We had always been told it was Julia, but the certificate shows her as Edith Jewel Burt.
    Christening 25 Oct 1925  Chicago,Cook,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Baptisim 25 Oct 1925  Chicago,Cook,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    at the Holy Name Cathedral 
    Death 16 Apr 1993  Watervliet,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Cemetery 18 Apr 1993  Hagar Shores,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    North Shore Memory Gardens 
    • The cemetery is located on old US31, about half-way between Benton Harbor and South Haven.
    Link to Find-A-Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135608229 
    Find-A-Grave ID 135608229 
    Burial 18 Apr 1993  Hagar Shores,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Notes 
    • Harold Homer(sic. Howard) Snyder was born in Detroit, Michigan.

      Much of his late-teen and early twenties' life was spent working in the lumber camps of the Upper Peninsula, until his famiily moved to Lapeer, Michigan.  As a young man in his early twenties, he returned to school and acquired his High School diploma at Lapeer High School. One of his classmates was Louise Ross, who was eventually to become the wife of Harold's brother, Leslie.  She reported that at the time, everyone thought Harold was quite courageous to go back to get what he had misssed.

      Following high school, Harold attended Flint Junior College, in Flint, Michigan for a few semesters, but never completed his degree work. He became a self-taught authority in the then-new field of Packaging  Engineering.  Most of his working life was spent designing and working in the area of finding appropriate packaging forms for merchandise being shipped by railroad and truck around the world.  He was one of the first to design paper-board cartons for the packing of tender fruits grown in the "fruit-belt" of Western Michigan.

      Harold worked until he died. For the last twenty-years of his life he operated as a broker between lumber mills and corporations which needed access to warehouse skids and pallets. Harold designed the pallet/skid to fit the product being shipped, contracted with the lumber mill to build it, and then had it delivered to the corporation which had placed the order. Well-known corporations which used his skids included Sullaire and Whirlpool. Unfortunately, though he had a goal of living longer than his father did, Harold succumbed to the effects of adult-onset diabetes when in his early eighties.

      OBITUARY

      WATERVLIET -- The funeral for Harold H. Snyder, 81, of Watervliet Township, who died Friday, will be held at 4 p.m. Monday at Plymouth Congregational Church, Watervliet, with Masonic rites by Masonic Lodge 308.  Friends may call from 7 - 9 p.m. Sunday at Davidson Chapel, Florin Funeral Service, Coloma.  Burial will be in North Shore Memory Gardens, Hager Shores.

      Memorials may be made to SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) or Hospice at Home.

      Mr. Snyder was born September 23, 1911, in Detroit. He was a manufacturer of wood pallets and a member of the Plymouth Congregational Church. He was past master of Henry Chamberlain Masonic Lodge 308, Watervliet. He was past president of Coloma, Hartford, Watervliet Scottish Rite Club and past president of Berrien County Shrine Club.

      He was past patron of Watervliet Chapter 232, Order of the Eastern Star. He was past dirrector of Scottish Rite and Cast Member of the 4th, 8th, and 23rd Degrees. He was an ambassasor to the Potentate of the Saladin Shrine, Grand Rapids. He was past commander of Malta 44 Knights Templar and past highpriest of Calvin Britain Chapter 72, Royal Arch Masons.

      Survivors include a son, Rev. Robert  Snyder of Adrian, Michigan; two daughters, Mrs.  George (Judith) Mayhak of Rockford, Mich; and Mrs. Larry (Trudi) Peters of Fairview, NC; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; two brothers -- William of Rapid River, Mich; and Leslie of Avon Park, Fla.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Gertrude, in 1989, and by a great-grandson, Alexander Baumann, in 1992.
    Person ID I21080  Rgstrong Family genes.
    Last Modified 24 Oct 2023 

    Father AncestorsOmer Howard Snyder,   b. 7 Aug 1892, Jones Falls,Leeds,Ontario,Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Apr 1983, Saint Joseph,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Mother AncestorsEdith Julia Burt,   b. 13 Apr 1892, Penn Yan,Yates,New York,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Dec 1969, Lapeer,Lapeer,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 30 Mar 1911  Detroit,Wayne,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F7357  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Gertrude Mary Bischof,   b. 4 Feb 1914, Chicago,Cook,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Apr 1989, Watervliet,Berrien,Michigan,United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years) 
    Marriage 6 Sep 1936  Skokie,Cook,Illinois,United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
    +1. Rev. Robert Carl Snyder
    +2. Judith Ann Snyder
    +3. Gertrude Mary "Trudi" Snyder
    Family ID F7363  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Jan 2008 

  • Event Map Click to display
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Sep 1911 - Detroit,Wayne,Michigan,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristening - 25 Oct 1925 - Chicago,Cook,Illinois,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBaptisim - at the Holy Name Cathedral - 25 Oct 1925 - Chicago,Cook,Illinois,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Sep 1936 - Skokie,Cook,Illinois,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Apr 1993 - Watervliet,Berrien,Michigan,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCemetery - North Shore Memory Gardens - 18 Apr 1993 - Hagar Shores,Berrien,Michigan,United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 18 Apr 1993 - Hagar Shores,Berrien,Michigan,United States Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
    Pin Legend Address Cemetery Farm Town Parish City County/Shire State/Province Country Region Not Set

  • Headstones
    Snyder, Harold Howard, 1911-1993
    Snyder, Harold Howard, 1911-1993

  • Sources 
    1. [S475] Robert C. Snyder, Omer descendents.ged, (8 Jan 2008, Midland, MI).

    2. [S476] State of Michigan, County of Wayne, Birth Certificate of Harold Howard Snyder, (24 Sep 1911, Wayne County, Michigan), Wayne County Registration # 10611 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S479] Holy Name Cathedral, Baptism Certificate of Harold Howard Snyder, (25 Oct 1925, Chicago, Illinois, Certificate copy in possession of Robert and Gwen Snyder).

    4. [S1328] Michigan. Berrien County., Death Certificates., 13 Apr 2023, death certificate no. 0672134 (1993), Harold Howard Snyder. (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S496] Robert C. Snyder, RE: SNIDER/SNYDER Genealogy, (Jan 2008, Midland, Michigan), 13 Jan 2008, email dated 1/10/2008 in response to question about burial place of parents (Reliability: 3).
      ....North Shore Memory Gardens in Hagar Shores is correct. I believe Hagar Shores is in Coloma Twp., but I'm not certain. Berrien County is correct. Hagar Shores is not an incorporated place... just a wide spot in the road where there is a collection of houses. The cemetery is located on old US31, about half-way between Benton Harbor and South Haven. I never knew why my folks chose that cemetery rather than the one in Watervliet, where they lived. The latter would have made a lot more sense. Fortunately, they bought perpetual care for their lot, because it isn't a convenient place for any of the three kids -- ...
      Robert C. Snyder

    6. [S1154] Find A Grave, database and images, (https://www.findagrave.com: 2022), 24 Oct 2023, accessed 24 Oct 2023, Harold Homer Snyder, 135608229. (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S481] St. Peter Church, Marriage Certificate of Harold Howard Snyder and Gertrude Mary Bischof, (6 Sep 1936, Skokie, IL), St. Peter Church,  Skokie, IL (Reliability: 3).