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Service:
A celebration of Pat’s life will be held at 10:30
a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Lincoln
Christian Church in Lincoln.
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Patricia Joan “Pat” Snyder, 88, of
Lincoln, passed away on Sunday, August 27, 2023, at
Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
Pat was born July 23, 1935, in rural East Lincoln,
IL, the ninth of ten children born to Adam Joseph
and Ella Mae (Rohrer) Snyder.
She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews.
Pat was preceded in death by her parents; three
sisters, Eleanor M. “Mae” Pence, Ethylene G. “Peggy”
White, and Betty L. Smith; four brothers, Melvin F.
“Buck”, Robert A. “Bob”, Kenneth L. “Dutch”, and
Clarence A. “Tony” Snyder; and two infant sisters.
Pat’s grade school years were spent at Straight Row,
a rural country school, under the tutelage of Miss
Agnes Dea. She was a graduate of Lincoln Community
High School.
Pat was a longtime member of Lincoln Christian
Church, where she founded the Harvest of Talents for
World Hunger Ministry in 1984 and remained active in
its leadership for 39 years. She served as a teacher
and Superintendent of the Sunday School of Lincoln
Christian for over 40 years and was a Deaconess for
a number of years. For over 25 years, Pat served the
Kuki Christian Church Mission (Imphal, India) as
Forwarding Agent, then Secretary/Treasurer. She was
active in the leadership of the Logan County Heart
Association for a number of years. Working through
the offices of Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority, Pat
attained the office of President of the Illinois
State Council in 1966-67 and remained a lifetime
member.
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In her younger years, Pat was a
member of the Jr. Unit of the V.F.W. Auxiliary and a
Girl Scouts volunteer. She was also a volunteer and
served on the Core Development Committee of The
Christian Village. Pat served her community on fund
drives of various local charities. IN the historical
year of 1953, Pat served as a member of the
Centennial Queen’s Court as a part of the City of
Lincoln’s 100th Birthday.
Pat was employed as an assistant Vice
President in The Production Credit Office (now Farm
Credit Services) for several years and as a Legal
Secretary for the firm Miller and Miller. Her most
recent employment was as an Administrative Assistant
to the President and the VP of Stewardship
Development of Lincoln Christian University.
During her spare time from serving on the Harvest of
Talents Ministry Team and various committees of the
Lincoln Christian Church and her community, she
enjoyed caring for her yard and flowers. Pat also
spent time with her nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Pat’s life will be held at 10:30
a.m. on Saturday, September 16, 2023, at Lincoln
Christian Church in Lincoln. Memorials may be made
in Pat’s name to Harvest of Talents for World
Hunger, Lincoln Christian Church, or Kuki Christian
Church Mission (for Orphanage) in Imphal, India.
Arrangements have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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