Obituary of Ellen "Betty" Snyder

LeRoy - Ellen "Betty" Snyder, 88, of LeRoy, went to be with Jesus on Saturday, December 7, 2019, at Strong Memorial Hospital.

Betty was born December 28, 1930, in Rochester, a daughter of the late Oliver and Alice (Burns) Cooper. 

Betty loved the Lord, her family and grandchildren.  A member of Grace Baptist Church in Batavia, Betty will leave a legacy of love and will be remembered as a caregiver, a "hugger" and always making her cookies for family and friends.  She was a nurse at the former St. Jerome's Hospital in Batavia and the Livingston County Nursing Facility in Geneseo.  Betty often donated blood. 

Survivors include her husband, Connie J. Snyder of LeRoy; her children, Franklyn P. (Karen) Snyder of Akron, Stephen O. (Krissi) Snyder of Pennsylvania, Dennis C. (Jayne) Snyder of Batavia, Bonnie L. (Kenneth) Young of Jensen Beach, FL and Thomas C. Snyder of Jensen Beach, FL.; 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews

Betty is predeceased by her brothers and sisters.

Calling hours are Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Bohm-Calarco-Smith Funeral Home, 308 East Main Street, Batavia and also on Friday from 10 to 11 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 238 Vine Street, Batavia.  Betty's funeral will be Friday at 11:00 a.m. at Grace Baptist Church, 238 Vine Street, Batavia.  Burial will be in Machpelah Cemetery, LeRoy.

In lieu of flowers, memorials in Betty's memory may be made to Crossroads House, P.O. Box 403, Batavia, NY 14021, www.crossroadshouse.com/donate or to Genesee Cancer Assistance, 127 North Street, Batavia, NY 14020.