Muriel Caroline Snyder

dSNYDER, Muriel Caroline M. Muriel Caroline (Moran) Snyder, 78, beloved wife of Benjamin J. Snyder of Bloomfield, died peacefully on Monday, (March 22, 2004) surrounded by her family. Born in Hartford, daughter of the late John D. and Caroline E. (Cox) Moran, she was a lifelong resident of Bloomfield. Muriel was a communicant of Sacred Heart Church, Bloomfield, and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Bloomfield Center Fire Department. She was a dedicated homemaker whose greatest pleasure came from spending time with her family and watching her many grandchildren and great grandchildren grow. Besides her loving husband of 61 years, she is survived by five sons, Benjamin J. Jr. and his wife, Johanna of North Granby, James R. and his wife, Anne of Hartford, Stephen T. and his wife, Christine of East Granby, A. Charles of New London, and Tracy S. and his fiancée, Joanne Pelkey of Bloomfield; her daughter, Carol D. Schiller and her husband, Guy of Windsor, CO; 11 grandchildren, Jennifer Carra, Benjamin J. Snyder III, Bret and Craig Snyder, Jason Cristelli, Casey and Sean Snyder, Jillian and Joseph Schiller, and Jaiana and Jailyn Snyder; four great grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by a brother. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated TODAY, 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, 26 Wintonbury Avenue, Bloomfield. Interment will be in Mountain View Cemetery, Bloomfield. There are no calling hours. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to her favorite charity, the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, 801 Roder Road, Suite 750, Silver Springs, MD 20910 or to a charity of the donor's choice. Carmon Windsor Funeral Home is caring for the arrangements.