Gregory Scott Snyders, 41, Savage, died Friday, July 26, 2002, at his home after a 3 and one-half-year battle with melanoma skin cancer.
Services were Tuesday, July 30, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. The Rev. Dell B. Sanderson officiated. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.
Gregory Snyders was born to Robert and Patricia (Carpenter) Snyders on Sept. 5, 1960, in Morris. He grew up in Larchwood, Iowa, and Canton, S.D. He worked for W.W. Grainger.
He married Deb Hamann on Oct. 5, 1985, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne.
Mr. Snyders was an avid golfer and hunter.
Survivors include his wife, Deb Snyders, and two daughters, Rachel Snyders, 11, and Caitlyn Snyders, 8, all of Savage; his mother, Patricia Snyders, Sioux Falls, S.D.; four siblings and their spouses, Rick (Lori) Snyders, Lisa (Andy) Snyders, Scott Snyders and Holly (Mason) James, all of Sioux Falls; and his special camping buddies, Terry and Roni Hamann, Bloomington.
Mr. Snyders was preceded in death by his father and an infant brother, Christopher.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.