Saturday,  July 13, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 356 • 15 of 36

The Life of
Alys Snyder

• Alys D. Snyder, 85, died Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Country Club Care Center, Warrensburg, MO.
• Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 13, 2013 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, Groton, SD.   The Rev. Mike Kelly will officiate.  Burial will be in St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Conde, SD.
• Alys was born April 3, 1928, in Randolph, South Dakota, to Lloyd Edward & (Marion) Frances Miesen Cleve

land.  She grew up in Conde, graduating from Conde High School in 1946.
• In March, 1947, Alys was employed by The Peoples Bank, Conde.  In May, 1954, she resigned and returned to work at the bank again in August, 1955, retiring on January 3, 1992, after a career of over 43 years with the bank.
• Alys married Gerald R. Snyder, August 30, 1951 at St. John's Catholic Church, Conde.  They resided 10 miles southwest of Conde, where they farmed, and raised Registered Aberdeen Angus cattle.
• She was an avid bowler, earning numerous bowling trophies.  She enjoyed playing in couples and women's bridge groups.  She was a member of the Conde Birthday Club.
• Alys was a member of St. John's Catholic Church and choir, and a member of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church and choir.  She was a guest member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Warrensburg, Mo.
• Alys and Gerald built a home, and moved to Groton, in 1995, where she resided until November, 2009, at which time she moved to Country Club Care Center, Warrensburg, MO. 
• Following Gerald's passing in 2000, Alys spent her winters in Warrensburg, with her brother and sister-in-law, Wayne and Anna Cleveland, their children and families. 
• Alys is survived by two sister-in-laws, Anna Cleveland, Warrensburg; Ramona Cleveland, Spokane, WA; two brother-in-laws, Robert (Carolyn) Snyder, Groton, and George Snyder, Oronoco, MN.   21 nieces and nephews.

• Alys was preceded in death by her parents, husband Gerald R. Snyder, infant daughter Kathryn Ann, brothers, Wayne L. Cleveland, and Gerald "Bud" Cleveland,   sister-in-law, Agnes Snyder; and brother-in-law Don Snyder.

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