George W Snyder

MILFORD—George W. “Duke” Snyder, 86, died April 28, 2013 at his residence. He was born March 9, 1927 in Byron, IL a son of Anna M. Snyder.

He served 20 years in the Unites States military with 3 years in the Army and 17 years in the Air Force working mainly in the military police. He left the service in 1966 with the rank of Staff Sargent. He then worked for Maine Distributors of Bangor, retiring in 1991. George married Norma (Bartlett) on Sept 13, 1980. He enjoyed traveling, hiking, camping, bowling, gardening and was an avid sports fan and enjoyed following the Boston Red Sox and the University of Maine Hockey program.

He is survived by his wife Norma of Milford, four children Scott W. Snyder and his wife Mary Ann of MD; Jeffrey C. Snyder and his wife Debbie of Bangor, Lori S. Noble and her husband James of Sebec, and Marla J. Jones and her husband Mike of MD; six grandchildren Alexandra Jones, Frederick Howard, Michael Snyder, Nathan Snyder, Nicholas Jones, and Starla Howard; five great grandchildren Eva, Noah, Aaron, Ari, and Lily; four sisters, Julie Fullerton of WI; Dorothy Kauffman, Josephine Lizer, Karen Nolan and brother Leroy Snyder all of IL. He was predeceased by his parents and sister Gloria Pettenger.

Private funeral services will be conducted at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Augusta. Notes of condolence may be left at www.birminghamfuneralhome.com