Ruby Fern (Frank) Snyder

Ruby Fern Snyder 87, of Paynesville, died Friday, February 26, 2021, at GlenOaks Care Center in New London.  Her funeral service will be held at 1:30 pm Tuesday, at Grace United Methodist Church in Paynesville.  Burial will be at Salem Cemetery in rural Paynesville.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.  Services are entrusted to Johnson Funeral Home in Paynesville.   www.hafh.org 

Ruby was born on October 30, 1933, in Waterbury Township of Redwood County in Minnesota, the daughter of Victor and Ellen (Fell) Frank.  She grew up on a farm where she walked a ½ mile to attend District 85 Country School.  In 1947, her family moved to Paynesville where she attended Paynesville School until the 10th Grade when she stayed home to attend to her ailing mother. 

On October 1, 1954, Ruby was united in marriage to Leslie Snyder at the EUB Church in Paynesville.  The union was blessed with two sons and a daughter.  The family made their home in rural Paynesville.  Ruby was a former member of Salem Church in rural Paynesville and a current member of Grace United Methodist Church in Paynesville.  She was very active in both churches, volunteering as the secretary of the Sunday school, teaching Sunday school and vacation bible school, and participating in the women’s circles and bible studies.  Ruby enjoyed writing the North of Town News article for the Paynesville Press for many years, gardening, sewing, and quilting.  Above all else, Ruby loved her family especially spending time with her grandchildren. 

Ruby F. Snyder died on February 26, 2021, at the age of 87.  She is survived by her husband, Les of 67 years; daughter, Debra Engwall of Willmar; son, Dan of Sioux Falls, SD; grandchildren, Tyler Engwall of Shakopee and Mariah (Kyle) Pundsack of Freeport; great-grandchildren, William Pundsack and arriving in June, baby Pundsack; and many nieces and nephews.

Ruby was preceded in death by her parents, son Larry in 1958; brothers, Vern, Glenn, Roy; and sisters, Joyce, Lois, and Jean.   

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