Shannon Marie Snyder

Shannon Marie Snyder went to be with the Lord on December 22, 2009 after a courageous nine year battle with breast caner. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 2, 2010 at 11:00 am in the Free Methodist Church in Bonners Ferry, Idaho with interment in the Grandview Cemetery, Bonners Ferry, Idaho. A dinner and celebration of Life following the service at the Eagles Hall in Bonners Ferry. She was born Shannon Marie Riekena on March 29, 1950 in Wallace, Idaho to Dick and Dorothy Riekena. The family moved to Bonners Ferry in 1951 where she was joined by tow brothers. Shannon attended school in Bonners Ferry and graduated from Bonners Ferry High School in 1968. She married Harold Allenberg, Jr. on September 27, 1969. Together they had one daughter Audrey Jean. Shannon worked for Nixon and Nixon Law, Louisiana Pacific Mill and Riverside Auto before settling in at General Feed and Grain. She loved her job and the people she worked with there. She was a kind and caring person often making birthday cakes for fellow employees. It was a rare day that she didn’t greet all with a smile and a kind word. In 1998 Shannon met and fell in love with Stanley E. Snyder, they were married March 10, 2000 in the Bahamas. She loved her job and in her free time she enjoyed boat rides on Lake Ponderay with Stan and occasional ride in her little red Miata convertible. But most of all she loved quiet moments sitting by the fire with her husband Stan or riding with him in their dump truck. She loved her daughter Audrey and step-children Stacey and Stan and cherished the time she was able to spend with her grand children. She was also a member of the Eagles Auxiliary 3522 of Bonners Ferry and an important part of the women’s cancer support group. When her cancer again raised its ugly head with her usual determination she embarked on treatment again never complaining, accepting what she needed to do with courage and a smile on her face. She was an inspiration to all and will greatly missed by all who knew and loved her. Shannon is survived by; her husband Stanley E. Snyder, daughter Audrey Jean Telford-Unruh; brothers Rick Riekena and wife Deloris and family; Kim Riekena and wife Linda and family all of Bonners Ferry, Idaho; Janet and Rudy Krogseth and family of Liberty Lake. WA; step-children Stacey Siver and husband Sam; Stan Snyder; grandchildren Colton Brian Telford Dylan Michael Unruh, Kinzie Marie Unruh; step-grandchildren Hattie, Shawna, and Brady Siver; and numerous Cousins, Nieces and Nephews. She was preceded in death by her father Richard (Dick) Riekena and mother Dorothy Riekena. Donations May be made in her honor to the Local Woman’s Cancer Support Group, Breast Cancer Research Susan B. Komen and Hospice. Family and friends are invited to sign Shannon’s book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com Arrangement are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.