Luther and Solveig Snyder were married on Oct. 1, 1950. They were high school sweethearts, graduating from Altamont High School in 1948.

They were married at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in Guilderland Center on Oct. 1, 1950.

The Snyders lived on Gardner Road in Guilderland for 40 years, from 1948 to 1988, and now live in Carolina Shores, North Carolina.

Mrs. Snyder graduated from Albany Medical Center Union College. As a registered nurse, she worked at Albany Medical Center and the Guilderland Center Nursing Home.

Mr. Snyder was in the United States Army during the Korean conflict and served in Japan from 1951 to 1953.  He retired in 1988 from a 40-year career at Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation.

The couple had three daughters: Carol Adriance, Diane Disser, and the late Juanita Manss.