Willard Emery Snyder was born on 31 July 1917 in Lavelle, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. His mother, Minnie Rebecka (Strohecker) Snyder, was the daughter of Samuel and Annie (Troutman) Strohecker, of Gordon, Pennsylvania. His father, John Hartranft Snyder, was the son of Civil War Veteran, Timothy Matthias Snyder, and Catharine (Boyer) Snyder, of Ashland, Pennsylvania.
An application in the 1940s that was made to the Sons of the American Revolution by Willard's older brother, John Sylvester Snyder, attests that the family descends from Revolutionary War veteran, Johann (John) Nicholas Schneider.
Willard's own father, John H. Snyder, made history as one of the co-founders of the Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph Company, which was incorporated in 1908. John H. Snyder was responsible for installing the first telephone lines in the Lavelle Valley, as well as in rural areas south of Ashland, Pennsylvania. During the firm's early days, its main communications center was based at the Snyder family home on Main Street in Lavelle. As a chief stockholder and secretary of the company, John H. Snyder oversaw the firm's expansion which connected the Lavelle center with Bell Telephone Company's Ashland facility. After 47 years of transmission, full control of the firm was transferred to Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania in 1956.
In addition to John's involvement with the Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph Company, Minnie, John, and their oldest children also operated a dry goods store from the ground floor of the Snyder family home in Lavelle, which was located directly across from the Lavelle School.
Willard E. Snyder grew up in Lavelle, attending the grade school there before moving on to Ashland High School. His childhood hobbies included ice skating and basketball.
His oldest sister, H. Corrine Snyder, helped to raise him. Unable, as a young child, to say her name the way it was pronounced by her family (Kah-reen'), he called her "Eenie," a nickname that stuck with her for the remainder of her life and was used by her siblings and their children as a term of endearment for her. Willard and Eenie remained close throughout their lives.
Following his 1935 graduation from Ashland High, Willard worked for his father in Lavelle at Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph and then in Reading with Bell Telephone before enlisting as a Seabee with the Navy.
After completing basic training in Davisville, Rhode Island, he served with Naval Construction Battalion Detachment 1002 in Scotland and Freetown, Africa until June 1943. He returned, briefly, to Davisville to participate in an intensive communications training program before being transferred to Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 530 stationed at Ewa, Oahu, and served there until he was transferred to Midway in October 1944. He served with Midway's Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Units 531 and 524 until October 1945 before being transferred to San Francisco in preparation for his Honorable Discharge 24 November 1945.
Returning home to Lavelle after World War II, Willard E. Snyder re-established ties with the Bell Telephone Company, which became his employer for the remainder of his life. He married Genevieve Madeline Krupa. They resided with his mother, Minnie Rebecka (Strohecker) Snyder, and their daughter, Judy, at his childhood home on Main Street in Lavelle. A devoted son, he helped his mother maintain the Snyder family home while also working for Bell Telephone.
Willard, head of a soon-to-be growing family, moved with Genevieve and Judy in the early 1950s to Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania where they were greeted by the arrival of daughters, Madge B. Snyder, and Christine L. Snyder.
The family lived in Frackville until relocating to the community of West Lawn in Berks County, Pennsylvania when Willard received a promotion from Bell Telephone. The Snyder's youngest daughter, Laurie, was born in Berks County. All four daughters attended and graduated from Wilson Senior High School, and went on to earn degrees from different higher education institutions which supported their diverse interests in music and the arts, athletics, business management, computer technology, public service, teaching, and writing.
A passionate lover of music with a fondness for the works of Beethoven and those of other classical musicians, as well as that of the Big Band Era, Willard Snyder described one of his skills on his application for World War II service as playing the piano, a skill he nurtured in all four of his children.
Willard Emery Snyder continued to work for Bell Telephone until his untimely death 10 November 1972. He is interred at Sinking Spring Cemetery in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania with his wife, Genevieve (Krupa) Snyder, who passed away 9 March 1997.
A champion hugger and dog lover, he is missed greatly by his children.
An application in the 1940s that was made to the Sons of the American Revolution by Willard's older brother, John Sylvester Snyder, attests that the family descends from Revolutionary War veteran, Johann (John) Nicholas Schneider.
Willard's own father, John H. Snyder, made history as one of the co-founders of the Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph Company, which was incorporated in 1908. John H. Snyder was responsible for installing the first telephone lines in the Lavelle Valley, as well as in rural areas south of Ashland, Pennsylvania. During the firm's early days, its main communications center was based at the Snyder family home on Main Street in Lavelle. As a chief stockholder and secretary of the company, John H. Snyder oversaw the firm's expansion which connected the Lavelle center with Bell Telephone Company's Ashland facility. After 47 years of transmission, full control of the firm was transferred to Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania in 1956.
In addition to John's involvement with the Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph Company, Minnie, John, and their oldest children also operated a dry goods store from the ground floor of the Snyder family home in Lavelle, which was located directly across from the Lavelle School.
Willard E. Snyder grew up in Lavelle, attending the grade school there before moving on to Ashland High School. His childhood hobbies included ice skating and basketball.
His oldest sister, H. Corrine Snyder, helped to raise him. Unable, as a young child, to say her name the way it was pronounced by her family (Kah-reen'), he called her "Eenie," a nickname that stuck with her for the remainder of her life and was used by her siblings and their children as a term of endearment for her. Willard and Eenie remained close throughout their lives.
Following his 1935 graduation from Ashland High, Willard worked for his father in Lavelle at Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph and then in Reading with Bell Telephone before enlisting as a Seabee with the Navy.
After completing basic training in Davisville, Rhode Island, he served with Naval Construction Battalion Detachment 1002 in Scotland and Freetown, Africa until June 1943. He returned, briefly, to Davisville to participate in an intensive communications training program before being transferred to Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 530 stationed at Ewa, Oahu, and served there until he was transferred to Midway in October 1944. He served with Midway's Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Units 531 and 524 until October 1945 before being transferred to San Francisco in preparation for his Honorable Discharge 24 November 1945.
Returning home to Lavelle after World War II, Willard E. Snyder re-established ties with the Bell Telephone Company, which became his employer for the remainder of his life. He married Genevieve Madeline Krupa. They resided with his mother, Minnie Rebecka (Strohecker) Snyder, and their daughter, Judy, at his childhood home on Main Street in Lavelle. A devoted son, he helped his mother maintain the Snyder family home while also working for Bell Telephone.
Willard, head of a soon-to-be growing family, moved with Genevieve and Judy in the early 1950s to Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania where they were greeted by the arrival of daughters, Madge B. Snyder, and Christine L. Snyder.
The family lived in Frackville until relocating to the community of West Lawn in Berks County, Pennsylvania when Willard received a promotion from Bell Telephone. The Snyder's youngest daughter, Laurie, was born in Berks County. All four daughters attended and graduated from Wilson Senior High School, and went on to earn degrees from different higher education institutions which supported their diverse interests in music and the arts, athletics, business management, computer technology, public service, teaching, and writing.
A passionate lover of music with a fondness for the works of Beethoven and those of other classical musicians, as well as that of the Big Band Era, Willard Snyder described one of his skills on his application for World War II service as playing the piano, a skill he nurtured in all four of his children.
Willard Emery Snyder continued to work for Bell Telephone until his untimely death 10 November 1972. He is interred at Sinking Spring Cemetery in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania with his wife, Genevieve (Krupa) Snyder, who passed away 9 March 1997.
A champion hugger and dog lover, he is missed greatly by his children.
Willard Emery Snyder was born on 31 July 1917 in Lavelle, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA. His mother, Minnie Rebecka (Strohecker) Snyder, was the daughter of Samuel and Annie (Troutman) Strohecker, of Gordon, Pennsylvania. His father, John Hartranft Snyder, was the son of Civil War Veteran, Timothy Matthias Snyder, and Catharine (Boyer) Snyder, of Ashland, Pennsylvania.
An application in the 1940s that was made to the Sons of the American Revolution by Willard's older brother, John Sylvester Snyder, attests that the family descends from Revolutionary War veteran, Johann (John) Nicholas Schneider.
Willard's own father, John H. Snyder, made history as one of the co-founders of the Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph Company, which was incorporated in 1908. John H. Snyder was responsible for installing the first telephone lines in the Lavelle Valley, as well as in rural areas south of Ashland, Pennsylvania. During the firm's early days, its main communications center was based at the Snyder family home on Main Street in Lavelle. As a chief stockholder and secretary of the company, John H. Snyder oversaw the firm's expansion which connected the Lavelle center with Bell Telephone Company's Ashland facility. After 47 years of transmission, full control of the firm was transferred to Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania in 1956.
In addition to John's involvement with the Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph Company, Minnie, John, and their oldest children also operated a dry goods store from the ground floor of the Snyder family home in Lavelle, which was located directly across from the Lavelle School.
Willard E. Snyder grew up in Lavelle, attending the grade school there before moving on to Ashland High School. His childhood hobbies included ice skating and basketball.
His oldest sister, H. Corrine Snyder, helped to raise him. Unable, as a young child, to say her name the way it was pronounced by her family (Kah-reen'), he called her "Eenie," a nickname that stuck with her for the remainder of her life and was used by her siblings and their children as a term of endearment for her. Willard and Eenie remained close throughout their lives.
Following his 1935 graduation from Ashland High, Willard worked for his father in Lavelle at Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph and then in Reading with Bell Telephone before enlisting as a Seabee with the Navy.
After completing basic training in Davisville, Rhode Island, he served with Naval Construction Battalion Detachment 1002 in Scotland and Freetown, Africa until June 1943. He returned, briefly, to Davisville to participate in an intensive communications training program before being transferred to Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 530 stationed at Ewa, Oahu, and served there until he was transferred to Midway in October 1944. He served with Midway's Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Units 531 and 524 until October 1945 before being transferred to San Francisco in preparation for his Honorable Discharge 24 November 1945.
Returning home to Lavelle after World War II, Willard E. Snyder re-established ties with the Bell Telephone Company, which became his employer for the remainder of his life. He married Genevieve Madeline Krupa. They resided with his mother, Minnie Rebecka (Strohecker) Snyder, and their daughter, Judy, at his childhood home on Main Street in Lavelle. A devoted son, he helped his mother maintain the Snyder family home while also working for Bell Telephone.
Willard, head of a soon-to-be growing family, moved with Genevieve and Judy in the early 1950s to Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania where they were greeted by the arrival of daughters, Madge B. Snyder, and Christine L. Snyder.
The family lived in Frackville until relocating to the community of West Lawn in Berks County, Pennsylvania when Willard received a promotion from Bell Telephone. The Snyder's youngest daughter, Laurie, was born in Berks County. All four daughters attended and graduated from Wilson Senior High School, and went on to earn degrees from different higher education institutions which supported their diverse interests in music and the arts, athletics, business management, computer technology, public service, teaching, and writing.
A passionate lover of music with a fondness for the works of Beethoven and those of other classical musicians, as well as that of the Big Band Era, Willard Snyder described one of his skills on his application for World War II service as playing the piano, a skill he nurtured in all four of his children.
Willard Emery Snyder continued to work for Bell Telephone until his untimely death 10 November 1972. He is interred at Sinking Spring Cemetery in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania with his wife, Genevieve (Krupa) Snyder, who passed away 9 March 1997.
A champion hugger and dog lover, he is missed greatly by his children.
An application in the 1940s that was made to the Sons of the American Revolution by Willard's older brother, John Sylvester Snyder, attests that the family descends from Revolutionary War veteran, Johann (John) Nicholas Schneider.
Willard's own father, John H. Snyder, made history as one of the co-founders of the Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph Company, which was incorporated in 1908. John H. Snyder was responsible for installing the first telephone lines in the Lavelle Valley, as well as in rural areas south of Ashland, Pennsylvania. During the firm's early days, its main communications center was based at the Snyder family home on Main Street in Lavelle. As a chief stockholder and secretary of the company, John H. Snyder oversaw the firm's expansion which connected the Lavelle center with Bell Telephone Company's Ashland facility. After 47 years of transmission, full control of the firm was transferred to Bell Telephone of Pennsylvania in 1956.
In addition to John's involvement with the Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph Company, Minnie, John, and their oldest children also operated a dry goods store from the ground floor of the Snyder family home in Lavelle, which was located directly across from the Lavelle School.
Willard E. Snyder grew up in Lavelle, attending the grade school there before moving on to Ashland High School. His childhood hobbies included ice skating and basketball.
His oldest sister, H. Corrine Snyder, helped to raise him. Unable, as a young child, to say her name the way it was pronounced by her family (Kah-reen'), he called her "Eenie," a nickname that stuck with her for the remainder of her life and was used by her siblings and their children as a term of endearment for her. Willard and Eenie remained close throughout their lives.
Following his 1935 graduation from Ashland High, Willard worked for his father in Lavelle at Lavelle Telephone and Telegraph and then in Reading with Bell Telephone before enlisting as a Seabee with the Navy.
After completing basic training in Davisville, Rhode Island, he served with Naval Construction Battalion Detachment 1002 in Scotland and Freetown, Africa until June 1943. He returned, briefly, to Davisville to participate in an intensive communications training program before being transferred to Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit 530 stationed at Ewa, Oahu, and served there until he was transferred to Midway in October 1944. He served with Midway's Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Units 531 and 524 until October 1945 before being transferred to San Francisco in preparation for his Honorable Discharge 24 November 1945.
Returning home to Lavelle after World War II, Willard E. Snyder re-established ties with the Bell Telephone Company, which became his employer for the remainder of his life. He married Genevieve Madeline Krupa. They resided with his mother, Minnie Rebecka (Strohecker) Snyder, and their daughter, Judy, at his childhood home on Main Street in Lavelle. A devoted son, he helped his mother maintain the Snyder family home while also working for Bell Telephone.
Willard, head of a soon-to-be growing family, moved with Genevieve and Judy in the early 1950s to Frackville, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania where they were greeted by the arrival of daughters, Madge B. Snyder, and Christine L. Snyder.
The family lived in Frackville until relocating to the community of West Lawn in Berks County, Pennsylvania when Willard received a promotion from Bell Telephone. The Snyder's youngest daughter, Laurie, was born in Berks County. All four daughters attended and graduated from Wilson Senior High School, and went on to earn degrees from different higher education institutions which supported their diverse interests in music and the arts, athletics, business management, computer technology, public service, teaching, and writing.
A passionate lover of music with a fondness for the works of Beethoven and those of other classical musicians, as well as that of the Big Band Era, Willard Snyder described one of his skills on his application for World War II service as playing the piano, a skill he nurtured in all four of his children.
Willard Emery Snyder continued to work for Bell Telephone until his untimely death 10 November 1972. He is interred at Sinking Spring Cemetery in Sinking Spring, Berks County, Pennsylvania with his wife, Genevieve (Krupa) Snyder, who passed away 9 March 1997.
A champion hugger and dog lover, he is missed greatly by his children.
Inscription
SNYDER
WILLARD E.
JULY 31, 1917
NOV. 10, 1972
Note: The gravemarker also documents Willard E. Snyder's World War II service as an Electrician's Mate 2nd class with the U.S. Navy Seabees.
GENEVIEVE M. (KRUPA)
JULY 13, 1918
MAR. 9, 1997
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