Elizabeth Snakenberg

Elizabeth Margaret Snakenberg, 94, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at the Sigourney Health Care Center. She was born July 15, 1921, near Sigourney to George and Clara Webb Dumont. She graduated from Sigourney High School. On November 24, 1941, she married Robert Louis Snakenberg at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney. They lived and farmed south of Webster all their life, until moving to the Sigourney Care Center in 2007.

She was member of St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney and the Altar and Rosary Society. She was a beautiful singer who sang for many masses, weddings and funerals.

She was preceded in death by her husband on May 16, 2007, her parents, daughter Mary Beth Mather, and two brothers Jim and Jerry Dumont.

She is survived by her son Dr. Robert (Myrna) Snakenberg of Iowa City, five grandchildren, Matt (Regina) Snakenberg and their children, Drew, Ellie and Jack, of Flower Mound Texas, Jennifer Mather of Waterloo, Joe (Allison) Mather and their children, Avery, Carson and Keegan of State Center, Emily (Jason) Prince and their children, Killian, Gannon, and Maeve, of Sharpsburg, Georgia, and Colt Mather of Keswick.

Funeral Service - 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Sigourney.
Visitation - 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the church.
Burial - Sorden Cemetery near Webster, Iowa
A memorial fund has been established.