Saturday, June 23, 2012
Hundreds attended a funeral held for Sgt. Howard Snider at Cornerstone Church Saturday.
Family and friends of Ames Police Sgt. Howard Snider said goodbye Saturday to a gruff and tough marine, mentor and police officer who once posed for a photo with blank bullets sticking out of every hole in his face. Snider, 51, died June 17, after jumping into Lake Geode in an attempt to reach his daughter who had drifted from a ramp in a fishing boat. His funeral was held Saturday at Cornerstone Church. A childhood friend and fellow officers made it sound as if Snider was the last person a bad man would want after him and perhaps not the first person wanted at a rescue. Steve Wilson, who grew up with Snider in the small Iowa town of Fort Madison, said Snider once hung Wilson's younger brother David out of a moving car and forced him to …
Snider, 51, drowned Sunday June 17 in Lake Geode.
The funeral of Howard Snider, 51, who drowned Sunday in Lake Geode at Geode State Park is today. For live updates during the day, follow Ames Patch on Twitterand Facebook. Snider's funeral service will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. at Cornerstone Church, 56829 US Highway 30. Snider drowned trying to reach his daughter who was on a fishing boat that drifted from the dock. He went under about 4 p.m. June 17. His body was recovered from the lake about 6 p.m. Sunday. Read more: Fallen Ames Police Officer Snider Remembered as 'Firm and Fair' UPDATE: Ames Police Sergeant Drowns in Southeast Iowa.
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Howard Snider, 51, attempted to swim out to a drifting fishing boat when he drowned, authorities say.
An Ames police sergeant who was known among his peers for being "firm and fair" drowned Father's Day Weekend in Henry County while trying to bring his boat back to shore. Sgt. Howard Snider, 51, of the Ames Police Safe Neighborhoods Team, drowned Sunday in Lake Geode. He had a wife and two children. Henry County Sheriff's Office said that Snider was returning to shore and left a fishing boat with others when it drifted and his daughter, still on the boat, couldn't bring it back on her own. He jumped in to help and went under, according to a report in the Ames Tribune. Snider's visitation is from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at Adams Funeral Home on Douglas Avenue. Snider's funeral service will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Cornerstone Church.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Howard Snider's funeral is Saturday at Cornerstone Church.
The funeral of Howard Snider, 51, who presumably drowned Sunday in Lake Geode at Geode State Park, has been set. Adams Soderstrum Funeral Home has listed Snider's services on its website. For live updates during the day, follow Ames Patch on Twitterand Facebook. Snider's visitation is from 3 to 5 p.m. Friday at Adams Funeral Home on Douglas Avenue. Snider's funeral service will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Saturday at Cornerstone Church, 56829 US Highway 30. Snider's death remains under investigation by the Henry County Sheriff's Office and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. His body was recovered from the lake about 6 p.m. Sunday. Read more: Fallen Ames Police Officer Snider Remembered as 'Firm and Fair' UPDATE: Ames Police Sergeant …
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Monday, June 18, 2012
Ames Police officer dies at Lake Geode State Park.
An Ames police sergeant who was known among his peers for being "firm and fair" was lost to a presumed drowning over Father's Day Weekend in Henry County. Sgt. Howard Snider, 51, of the Ames Police Safe Neighborhoods Team, drowned Sunday in Lake Geode. He had a wife and two children. Emergency dispatchers took a call about a possible drowning near the main boat ramp at about 4 p.m. Sunday, according to a release from the Henry County Sheriff's Office. Snider's body was recovered about 6 p.m. Read more: Fallen Ames Police Officer Snider Remembered as 'Firm and Fair' and Funeral Services Set for Ames Police Sergeant Snider lived in Nevada. He became a member of the police department in 1989 and was promoted to sergeant in 2002, said Jim …
heath jepson
8:29 pm on Monday, June 18, 2012
Howard was a great cop and a good friend. I will miss his wisdom and sense of humor. He cannot be replaced. My thoughts and prayers go out to the snider family and the Ames PD. Heath Jepson __Grinnell more ›