Olive Virginia Snyder
Olive Virginia Snyder, 89, LaFontaine, formerly of rural Roann, died at 1 a.m., Saturday, May 12, at Rolling Meadows Healthcare Center in LaFontaine.
She was born July 7, 1928 in Cass County, to Fenton and Gertrude (Bunnel) Culp.
She first married Charles Cole; he preceded her in death. She then married Paul Swihart in Plymouth on Nov. 22, 1965; he died Dec. 31, 1985. She then married Charles Snyder and he also preceded her in death. She was a retired farmer. She enjoyed custom butchering chickens, fishing, and working on the farm.
She is survived by four children: Roger (Lydia) Cole, Munster; Keith (Connie) Cole, North Manchester; Deborah (Steve) Day, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Chris Cole of Wabash; 13 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; and daughter-in-law, Jane Cole, Wabash. She was also preceded in death by her parents; two children: Michael Cole and Paula Brocious; and her grandson, Jeremy Cole.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, May 17, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Burial will be in Roann Community Cemetery. Friends may call 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.