Birth date: Oct 12, 1929 Death date: Jan 17, 2026
Sanford E. Snyder “Sonny”, age 96 of Waupaca passed away on January 17th, 2026. Sonny was born on October 12th, 1929, in Scandinavia to Edwin and Vida Snyder. After school he served his country in the Korean war from August 21st, Read Obituary
Sorry to hear that Sonny passed away. My brother and I had the great privilege of bowling on the same team as him. He was also a customer of Roberts Irrigation where I worked. I lost track of Sonny after I left work. He was a great guy. Thanks for sharing him with us.
Gary Barden.
Was Eugene "sport" Snyder his Brother ..? I worked with them at his beverage Company
I do not know where to start but Sonny was really a good man. Have
memories back to about 1975. Ting had been going for a while and
Sonny bought some new (actually he would buy bottling equipment that
may have been sitting out in a field somewhere and rework it ) machines.
My dad (Otto) and myself put a new electrical service in as more power
was needed for the equipment. Sonny placed the equipment to make a
bottling line and we ran power to each. Most of this equipment would
not run as it had just been sitting for years. I remember the machine that
washed the bottles would sound like it would blow the door off when the gas
valve opened and the burner would light. None of this bothered Sonny.
The bottling machine wiring was in bad shape. Sonny had me remove all the
wiring and electrical components. We started from scratch and reworked
the machine. Sonny would be right there replacing mechanical stuff. He had
patience that few would have. If he could help he would- but otherwise Sonny
just left me alone. Sonny never put pressure on me.
After Ting we did some work for Sonny at the farm. He again could not
have been any nicer. Always grateful.
If I was driving past the farm and Sonny was doing something outside I would
pull in. Sonny would stop what he was doing and with that wonderful
little smile come over and welcome me. We would not talk long but it
felt so good to see him.
Sonny will be missed by so many.
I will never forget him.
Dennis Bauer
What a great guy. Sonny used to come into C&R repair machine shop when I worked there. So friendly and helpful, I will remember him with good thoughts, Mike Urban
All of you have my deepest sympathy for the loss of your Dad,Grandchildren. Your Mom and Dad were also a great Aunt and Uncle team. I remember when I was over to my Mom anDads ( Aunt and Uncle Ray) it was before any of you were born. Your Dad took me and probably my sisters to for a ride in his aqua blue and white I think it may have been from his Pepsi business. It was an Aqua car. The car could be driven on the road or in the water , so Uncle Sonny took us for rides in his aqua car. The water would almost come up to the window which was down. It was the funnest ride I ever had on Lake Poygan. I truly loved both your Mom and Dad. The realization is it would have been wonderful being able to spend time with your entire family. God bless you all and will keep you all in my prayers for God to continue to always be with you.❤️lots of love, Fawn
