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- Clarence L. Snodgrass, 90, of Spalding died Thursday, Nov. 30, 2000, in the Friendship Villa in Spalding.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in Spalding with the Rev. Joe Hannappel officiating. Burial will be at St. Michael's Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 9 p.m. with a 7:30 rosary Sunday at the church.
Dolce Scheef Mortuary is in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Snodgrass was born Dec. 7, 1910, in Primrose to George and Sadie (Henderson) Snodgrass. He attended grade school in Primrose. He farmed with his father and enjoyed playing baseball.
Mr. Snodgrass married Lucille Catherine Vanderloop on April 27, 1931, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Cedar Rapids. They moved to Spalding where he farmed, worked for the CCC and ran heavy equipment.
During World War II, he worked at the ammunition plant in Grand Island. He later worked for the state of Nebraska until 1951 when he became a salesman for Moormans Manufacturing until he retired in 1973.
During his retirement, Clarence enjoyed gardening and putting up great Christmas displays.
Survivors include three daughters, Patt (Mrs. Bob) Glaser of Spalding, Mary Lou (Mrs. John) Harris of Omaha and Barbara (Mrs. Russ) Leoni of Skokic, Ill.; three sons, Clarence R. of Tecoma, Wash., Tom of Omaha and Jim of Milwaukee; one sister, Geraldine Renoude of Oakland, Calif.; one brother, Gerald of Belgrade; 59 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, two sisters, Ina Hickman and Marion Ervin and three brothers, Harold, Leonard and Raymond.
The Grand Island Independent, Dec. 2, 2002
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1908 - 2000 (91 years)