Sidney Allan Snyder

November 28, 1949 - November 21, 2016

Sid Snyder of Sherwood, Oregon passed away on November 21, 2016, after a long hard fight with cancer. He was 66. Sid was born to George and Ruth (Burtts) Snyder on November 28, 1949 in Bismarck, North Dakota. He was the third in a family of ten children. Sid spent his childhood in North Dakota. When he was in the 8th grade, the family moved to Newberg, where he graduated from Newberg High School in 1967. On March 15, 1968 he married Susanne Dressel. They had two daughters; Lisa and Stacy. Sid started his working career at the Newberg Dairy Queen. He spent his adult career in construction, graduating from Carpenters Apprenticeship School in 1972. He was a member of Carpenters Local 2275 for over 32 years, serving several years as their financial secretary. He worked for Contractors, Inc. as their Project Manager for 29 years. Prior to retiring in 2005, he worked for Clean Water Services. He loved to ride motorcycles, golf and travel. Sid is survived by his wife, Susanne; daughters Lisa Benitez and Stacy Snyder; three granddaughters; Kennedy, Regan and Sailor Benitez. He is also survived by his mother, Ruth Snyder; sisters Carolyn Slater, Janet Steele and Geraldine Lefebvre; and brothers Roy, Neil, Lee, Dan, Bob and Mike Snyder. He was preceded in death by his father, George Snyder in 1998. At Sid’s request, there will be no memorial service. We ask that you stop for a moment and recall a found memory of a time you spent with our wonderful husband, father, grandfather, and friend.