Philip H. Snoberger

Philip H. Snoberger passed on Wednesday, May 10th, 2017 at his home in Fort Pierce, Florida. He was 92. Phil was born to Elizabeth and Rantz Snoberger on October 1st, 1924, growing up in a rural farming community in Goshen, Indiana. He graduated high school from the New Mexico Military Institute and was immediately drafted into the U.S. Army. Phil served in WWII during 1944 and 1945 in the 14th Armored Division ("The Liberators"). He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Légion d'honneur from France. After the military he graduated from Purdue University in Engineering. Phil was a successful businessman, and in 1968 founded the Snowbird Automatic Ice Machine Company in Pompano Beach, Florida. Phil was preceded in death by the love of his life, Janet Gillis. They married in 2003, then moving to Marathon in the Florida Keys. They lived for sailing, including a two year crossing and excursion of Europe and the Mediterranean in their sailboat "Snowbird". Phil is survived by three children from his first marriage to Joan R. Carpenter: Nancy, Stephen and Thomas Snoberger. Two stepsons survive from his Marriage to Janet Gillis, James and Paul Gillis. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 20th at 1:00 P.M. at the Lake Forest Park Recreation Center in Fort Pierce. Funeral is scheduled for October. In lieu of flowers, please consider contributing to: Martin Luther Chapel, 325 122nd Street Gulf, Marathon, FL 33050 e-mail: www.martinlutherchapel.com