Daniel R Snyder

February 3, 1944 - November 17, 2020

Daniel Snyder, 76 of Kearney passed away Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at St. John’s Good Samaritan Home in Kearney. Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Interment will follow at Kearney Cemetery with military honors provided by the American Legion Post #52 and VFW Post #759 in conjunction with the U.S. Navy Honors Team. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Daniel was born February 3, 1944 in Nashville, TN to Daniel W. and Ruben (Sexton) Snyder. He was raised in Granite City, IL and received his education from Granite City High School. Daniel was a career military man, serving in the U.S. Army and later the U.S. Navy from 1963 to 1987. During this time, he was stationed all over the world, including 3 ½ years in Vietnam. He was a longtime member of the VFW and Eagle’s Club. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Margaret Davidson Snyder of Grand Island; sons, Pat (Nicole) Snyder of Grand Island and Ben Snyder of Grand Island; daughter, Therese Snyder of Kearney; grandchildren, Benjamin, Emma, and Karson Snyder and Brenton, Anna, Elena and Kenneth Barker. Daniel was preceded in death by his parents; and one grandson, Kenny R. Barker III.