Carol Louise Snyder's Obituary
Carol Louise Snyder, age 85, of Strongsville, passed away peacefully on Monday, January 13, 2020.
She was born April 19, 1934, in Berea, daughter of the late Joseph and Ruth (nee Grapes) Jones. Carol was a strong, intelligent, motivated woman. She worked very hard all of her life to provide for her family, being both mathematical and creative, using her skills as a human computer, seamstress, and Red Cross water safety rescue diver and instructor. Carol enjoyed travelling, playing bridge, and cultural pursuits. Most importantly, Carol loved her family and will be greatly missed.
Devoted wife of 34 years to M. Scott Snyder; cherished mother of Catherine (Nicholas) Carlozzi, Clay Bader, Claudia (Jim Nicoulin) Bader, and Cristen Bader; beloved grandmother of Jeremy Bader, Alexandra Bader, and Sean Patrick; loving great grandmother of Benjamin Bader; treasured sister of Ruth Ann Medlin and Joanne Warren.
Memorial service will take place on Friday, January 17, 2020, at 6:30PM in the Sunset Chapel, 6245 Columbia Rd., North Olmsted, OH 44070. Private inurnment in Sunset Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in Carol’s name are suggested to Alzheimer’s Association, 225 N. Michigan Ave., Floor 17 Chicago, IL 60601.
In 2011, Carol wrote about her beautiful life, as follows:
“After graduation, I went to work at NACA (Now known as NASA-Glenn), as a human computer. I loved it. Math was my favorite subject in school and I used to wonder what I could do to use that knowledge. My boyfriend, Chuck Bader, returned from Korea and we were married in January 1951. In July 1953, we welcomed our first child, Cathy followed by Clay, Claudia, and Cristen. I had taught myself to sew and was able to use that skill to augment our income. When the children reached an age where they were interested in the water, I decided that I needed to learn to swim and enrolled in classes. I didn’t expect to pass by did, so I took the next step and the next and before I knew it I was a Red Cross water safety instructor.
Chuck and I decided to go our separate ways. He moved to California and remarried. After that, I took a scuba diving course and eventually ended up married to my scuba instructor, Lad Lisy. Our years together seemed to revolve around water. We swam in the Atlantic Ocean, off Long Island, rented houseboats in Tennessee, and took all the children with us to the Caribbean on a cruise. We became members of the Red Cross Water Safety Rescue Corp. and the government issued us Port Security Clearance Cards, which came in handy on more than one occasion. One the kids had left the nest, we spent some wonderful times on winter vacations to St. Thomas, in the US Virgins.
I continued to augment our income sewing and was asked by Leiter fabrics to carry their line. The first year, I was highest-volume seller in the country. As a reward for that achievement, they flew me to NYC for a wonderful lunch and a coveted trip Vogue Patterns to see the actual creation of the final product.
After 22 years of marriage, Lad died on Christmas Eve of 1984 and I had a very sad year. In 1985, I met my present husband, Scott, and we were married a year later. My children are crazy about him and so are my grandkids. We have traveled and shared wonderful years including a trip to Italy with our children and grandchild. I definitely saved the best for last, and look forward to the rest of my life with him.”
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