Robert L. Snyder

Licensed Funeral Director

Robert L. Snyder has dedicated his life to serving others with compassion, professionalism, and a deep sense of duty. Born and raised in Sandy Lake, he graduated from Lakeview High School in 1978 and continued his education at Shippensburg University and Penn State Fayette before earning his degree, magna cum laude, from the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science.

After completing his internship with the Gordon B. Garrett Funeral Home in Titusville, Robert returned to Mercer County and purchased the funeral home in Sheakleyville in 1985. In 1993, he expanded the family’s commitment to the community by acquiring the Donald E. Bleakney Funeral Home in Fredonia, which now operates as a branch of the Robert L. Snyder Funeral Home and Crematory, Inc. He is married to the former Debra E. Alexander.

In addition to his work as a funeral director, Robert served as a full-time police officer with the Vernon Township Police Department in Crawford County, retiring in 2002 with the rank of Sergeant. He continues his public service through the Mercer County Coroner’s Office as the Chief Deputy Coroner and is board-certified as a Registered Diplomat with the American Board of Medico-legal Death Investigators.

Robert also serves as a member of Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT) Region III, a federal forensic response team that responds to mass fatality incidents. Through this work, he has assisted with victim identification following the September 11 attacks, Hurricane Katrina, and Continental Flight 3407.

His lifelong commitment to service has touched families both within the local community and far beyond.

David Snyder

Licensed Funeral Director

David is a graduate of the Commodore Perry High School following which he attended and graduated from Triangle Tech, Erie with a degree in Maintenance Electricity.   In January 2012, David was matriculated into class 146 of the Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and graduated in September, 2013 with an ASB degree in Funeral Service.  In addition to David’s daily responsibilities as a funeral director, he also assumes the day to day operations of the funeral home’s onsite crematory.

In September 2015, David married the former Alexia DeAngelo and together they have a daughter, Lydia and twin sons, Jared and Zachary. 

In 2019 David enlisted into the Coast Guard Reserves and is attached to Sector Buffalo in Buffalo, NY where he serves as a Maritime Law Enforcement Specialist.

We are pleased to have David join the family business as the second generation funeral director as he continues the tradition of providing care and comfort to our communities.