Carolyn Sneller, 92, of Parker, SD, passed away Dec. 1, 2021, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 4, at Calvary Reformed Church, Monroe, SD, with family present to greet the public at 10 a.m. Memorials may be directed to Cadence International, Sioux Falls Gospel Mission, or Calvary Reformed Church Youth.
Carolyn Wilma Sneller was born Dec. 18, 1928, to William and Carrie (Ver Steeg) Boone in Sanborn. She was one of 14 children. She graduated from Sioux Center High School and received her teaching certificate from Westmar College in LeMars. She retired from teaching in 1953.
Dec. 30, 1949, Carolyn married Raymond Sneller in Sioux Center. To this union three children were born: Wayne, Robert, and Lynette Rae. For the first few years of their marriage, she lived on a farm near Sioux Center. After her husband served in the Korean War, they moved in 1954 to a farm near Milan, MN, where their two sons were born. In 1959, they moved to a farm near Monroe, SD, and in 1968 moved to their farm near Parker, SD. They retired to Parker in 1991.
Carolyn was a member of Calvary Reformed Church in Monroe, SD. She served as a Sunday school teacher, choir director, soloist, and guild secretary for many years. She was Calvary’s church librarian for 22 years.
She had many hobbies including music, cooking, crocheting, reading, and decorating. She also loved spending time with her grand-children and great-grandchildren. Carolyn fought three bouts of cancer. She went on to live a full life and lived to see the weddings of her sons and her grandchildren, the births of her great-grandchildren, and the graduation of her oldest great-granddaughter.
Dec. 1, under the care of the Dougherty Hospice House, Carolyn went to be with her Lord. Grateful for sharing her life is her husband Raymond of almost 72 years; two sons Wayne (Tamra DeNeui) of Luverne, MN, and Robert (Janelle VanDerWeerd) of Parker, SD; six grandchildren Kari Dykstra of Sioux Falls, SD, Jodie (Paul) Wielenga of Sioux Center, Jana (Codie) Zeutenhorst of Luverne, MN, Deric Sneller (Rebecca) of Okinawa, Japan, and Jared Sneller of Parker, SD; nine great-grandchildren Kalli, Cooper, and Jessa Dykstra; Jenae, Brooke, and Sadie Zeutenhorst; Tobin, Evan, and Kara Sneller; six sisters Joan Den Hartog of Sioux Center, Lillian Hogan of Lakewood, CA, Karen DeBoer (Irv) of Sioux Center, Judy Friese (Ivan) of New Ulm, MN, Audrey Gesink of Orange City, Ruth Meyer (Gib) of Sioux Center; one brother Raymond Boone (Hazel) of Jacksonville, TX; and two sisters-in-law Ruth Boone and Donna Boone of Sioux Center.
She was preceded in death by her parents; stillborn daughter Lynette Rae; sisters June VanDenBerg and Ann Cochran; brothers William D., Vernon Boone, Marvin Boone, and Kenneth Boone; brothers-in-law Paul DenHartog, Norm Hogan, Elmer Gesink, Ted VanDenBerg, and Jim Cochran.
