Bertha Lee Snyder Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Bertha Lee Hart Snyder passed away Monday, May 2nd, 2016, at the Copper Ridge Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born in Macks Creek, Missouri, July 21, 1922, the fourth of five children to Roscoe and Ida (Creach) Hart. She attended schools in Macks Creek where she grew up in the country, living with her brothers and sisters. She enjoyed a happy childhood, riding to church in a horse drawn wagon, playing in the Missouri woods with her brothers and sisters and appreciating a full social life with visiting relatives and neighbors to her parents' home. She used to love to take lunch out to her father and brothers in the field, as she was able to ride the horse back and forth to accomplish the deed. Her life was struck with tragedy at the age of 13 with the sudden death of her mother. Bertha married Bert Snyder on August 26, 1937, and together they raised four daughters. The family moved to Butte in 1953 where they could all enjoy camping, hunting and fishing in the wonders of Montana. Bertha spent the majority of her working years as a checker for Safeway Stores on East Park Street and East Granite Street and held numerous other jobs during her lifetime. She was a hard worker to help support her family. Bertha was an archer for many years, attending local and state tournaments with her family and winning some state awards, as well as a family trophy, but her true passion was fishing. In her later life she could out-fish any person in the group. Not only was Bertha an expert fisherwoman, but she was the family champion, cornerstone and information center for 64 descendants. Bertha loved to attend her grandchildren and great-grandchildren's sporting events. Bertha is preceded in death by her husband, Bert Snyder, brothers, Sherman and James Hart, sisters, Eva Baldwin and Ruby Snyder, daughter, Patricia Jepson, son-n-law, Joe Maynard, nephews and numerous in-laws including a special sister-in-law, Grace Burt and a special grandson-in-law, Robert Becker. In her later years, Bertha shared a companionship with an old archery acquaintance, Bob Paynter. They shared many happy fishing trips together before Bob passed away on July 6, 2005. Survivors include her daughters, Rheta (Steve) Valacek, Vanita Maynard and Virginia Fetters, grandchildren: Bertrum (Dana) Dodge, Jack Dodge, Douglas (Judy) Dodge, Gary (Cindy) Dodge, David Dodge, Joe (Lisa) Maynard Jr. , Tina (Ken) Becker-Ash, Lisa (Earl) Sholey, Melody (Bill) Larson, Timothy Jepson, Janet Day, Gretchen (Tom) Ressler, David Fetters, 28 great-grandchildren, 20 great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.

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Bertha Lee Snyder

July 21, 1922 - May 2, 2016