Barbara Mary Snyder

Barbara Mary Snyder

ANCRAMDALE — Barbara Mary Snyder, 92, a lifelong area resident died peacefully on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, at Sharon Hospital in Sharon, Connecticut. Mrs. Snyder was a sales associate and cashier at Saperstein’s Department Store in Millerton for 28 years, prior to her retirement in 2018.

Born Dec. 11, 1932, at Vassar Brothers. Hospital in Poughkeepsie, New York, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Goldie (Mowris) Howland. She attended Millerton School and on Jan. 21, 1951, in Amenia, New York, she married her childhood sweetheart, Robert John “Dixie” Snyder, Sr., her forever partner of over fifty-six years. Mr. Snyder sadly passed away on April 20, 2007. Barbara was a staple at Saperstein’s in Millerton for twenty-eight years; she was the first face people saw as they entered the iconic store. Barbara liked dancing with her husband, spending time with her family, Elvis Presley, the New York Yankees, watching birds out of her dining room window and TAG SALES! She will be dearly missed by her loving family and by all who knew her.

Mrs. Snyder is survived by five children; Melanee Mayville, Robert J. Snyder, Jr, and his wife Phyllis, Scott Snyder, Kelli Millius and her husband Jim and Nicholas Snyder; nine grandchildren, Shannon Caranci, Toni (Art) Black, Kyle (Erin) Caranci, Joshua (Melissa) Mayville, Lucas Snyder, McKayla (Jackson) Miller, Andrea (Austin) Reynolds, Dusty Snyder and Gia Norcia; fourteen great grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.In addition to her parents and husband, she was also predeceased by two grandchildren, Logan and Cory Snyder and four siblings.

There were no calling hours. A private graveside service and burial took place on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. at Irondale Cemetery in Millerton, NY. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Scott D. Conklin Funeral Home, 37 Park Avenue, Millerton, NY 12546. To send an online condolence to the family or to plant a tree in Barbara’s memory, please visit www.conklinfuneralhome.com

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