Date of Birth:
Wednesday, September 10, 1930
Date of Death:
Monday, December 18, 2023
Age:
93 years old

S. Mary Ann Snyder

Sister Mary Ann Snyder, 93, a Franciscan Sister of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes, Rochester, MN, died at Assisi Heights, Monday December 18, 2023. She was born Mary Ann Snyder, on September 10, 1930, in Portsmouth, Ohio to Julian and Helen (Price) Snyder. She entered the Sisters of St. Francis in 1949, received the name of Sister Angelitta, and made perpetual vows in 1954. She received her Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from the College of St. Teresa, Winona, MN in 1963.

Sister Mary Ann served as an elementary education teacher for 46 years. Her ministry began in 1951-1960, at St. Juliana and St. Priscilla schools in Chicago, Illinois. She then served at the Sacred Heart in Adams, Minnesota, from 1960-1963 followed by St. Andrew the Apostle, Silver Spring, Maryland, from 1963-1969, before traveling back to Chicago, in 1969, where she served at Holy Angels school until 1997. Sister Mary Ann also served as a receptionist and Interviewer with the Joint Organization for Inner-City Needs (J.O.I.N.) out of Columbus, Ohio, in 1997, until her final move to Assisi Heights, serving in prayer ministries.

Survivors of Sister Mary Ann include her Franciscan Sisters with whom she shared life for 74 years, two sisters, Barbara Maxey and Jane Eschleman, and many nieces and nephews. She was proceeded in death by her parents, and her brother John Snyder.

A Private Resurrection Liturgy will be held at Assisi Heights at 11:00am (Central), Thursday, January 11, 2024. The burial will take place at Calvary Cemetery. To view the funeral, go to www.rochesterfranciscan.org.

Suggested memorials are to the Sisters of St. Francis, Office of Mission Advancement, Assisi Heights, 1001 14th St. NW, Rochester, MN 55901.