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Edward Joe Snider
9 Sep 1919 – 11 May 2010
| Birth | 9 Sep 1919 |
| Death | 11 May 2010 |
| Cemetery | Saint Martins Cemetery Tours , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Andrea Berger Walston on 03 Jan 2012 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/52283967 |
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Edward Joe Snider, 90, of Tours, Texas, passed away Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at his residence. A rosary will be recited and Mass of Christian Burial celebrated 4:15 p.m. Friday at St. Martin's Catholic Church, with the Msgr. Isidore Rozycki as celebrant. Military Graveside Rites will follow at St. Martin's Cemetery near Tours, conducted by West V.F.W. Post 4819. The family will receive visitors 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Aderhold Funeral Home. Edward was born in Leroy, Texas, to the late Lewis and Rose (Deiterman) Snider. He attended school in Gerald. Edward joined the United States Army with the 41st Infantry Regiment of the 2nd Armor Division serving during World War II, where he was a prisoner of war and received numerous medals, including a Bronze Star. After his return home from the Army, Edward married Eleanora Julia Polansky on Nov. 16, 1948, in Waco. Edward and Eleanora lived in the Bellmead area for several years and moved to Tours in 1962. He worked for General Tire and Rubber Company in Waco for over 36 years, until his retirement in 1982. Edward was a farmer and rancher who enjoyed working the land and tending to his cattle. He was a faithful member of St. Martin's Catholic Church in Tours. He was also a member of EX-POW's Chapter # 1; West Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4819; Waco American Legion Post; United Rubber Workers Union Local #312; Elk R.V.O.S. Lodge; and Elm Mott Geneva Hall where he worked for over 30 years. Edward was an avid fisherman and loved spending time with his family. He is preceded in death by a great-grandson, Turner Hayes Uptmor; brothers, Clement Snider and Louis Snider; and a sister, Annie Kreder. Survivors include his beloved wife of 61 years, Eleanora Snider, of Tours; son, Edward Snider Jr. and wife, Helen, of West; daughters, Rose Ann Chudej, Sonya Adamson and husband, Miles "PeeWee", all of West, and Donna Emmert and husband, Edwin, of Ennis; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 5/12/2010 - 5/13/2010...V5
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