Sanford "Sonny" E. Snyder's Obituary
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, 1951, to August 7th, 1953, in an Artillery unit known as the “Ball of Fire” where he reached the rank of Sergeant First Class.
On April 8th, 1961, he married Phyllis Ilene Miller. Together they built a life and family. They had four sons. Douglas (Liza) Snyder of Carmel, IN, James (Cari) Snyder of Naples, FL, Keith (Marla) Snyder of Waupaca, Michael (Michelle) Snyder of Dale, WI. Along with Grandchildren Kailey (Mike) Fraser, Mya (Isaiah) Loewenhagen, Ally Snyder, Dakota Snyder, Ella Snyder, Daniel Snyder, and Ben Snyder.
Sonny was preceded in death by his wife, Phyllis on September 13th, 2015.
Upon returning from service Sonny did multiple jobs until one day he had a chance meeting with the owners of the Wiesmann Beverage Company on Churchill Street in Waupaca and in 1968 purchased the company with a friend, which started his path into the soda business. After several years of running this business, he decided why not make the soda. This was the beginning of Ting Soda (1971), a returnable Soda Bottle company. There are many stories in town of all the Waupaca people that helped him during this time.
After selling Ting he would often tell his family that he was retired. However, his true love was farming. People would see him out in the fields at daybreak and still working until sunset. Sonny and his wife Phyllis are well known to the locals for the pumpkin and vegetable stand they started in 1984 which continue to just a few years ago.
A family service “per his wishes” will be held at a later time, where he will be laid to rest at the Central Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in King.
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