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Edwin L. 'Ed' Snider

Edwin L. Snider, 79, of Bluffton, IN, and a native of Van Buren, IN, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2017, at his home.

Mr. Snider retired from Dana Corporation, Fort Wayne, after 32 years in the maintenance department. He was a member of St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Uniondale.

He was born Aug. 23, 1937, in Van Buren to George and Geraldine Boyer Snider. He married Dixie L. Elzey on April 12, 1958, and she survives.

Additional survivors include a son, Michael (Dianne) Snider; a daughter, Lynette (Dennis) Mankey, of Fort Wayne; two sisters, Louise Modlin, of Marion, and Carolyn Sexton, of Warsaw; and five grandchildren, Aarika Mankey, Peyton Mankey, Austin Snider, Ryan Snider and Logan Snider.

Calling is Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Elzey-Patterson-Rodak Funeral Home, 120 W. Mill St., Ossian. A service will be held at the funeral home on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at 11 a.m., with calling one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Oak Lawn Cemetery, in Ossian.

Memorial gifts may be made to St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Uniondale, or Visiting Nurse.