Cheryl Autumn Snyder

Longtime Palmer resident Cheryl Autumn Snyder, 56, passed away at Mat-Su Regional Hospital on July 12, 2008 surrounded by family and friends. She was born Jan. 22, 1952, in Rapid City, S.D., to Calvin and Elizabeth Mosher.

“The most memorable thing about our mother was her unique sense of humor and her creative fashion sense,” her children wrote. “She had an open mind and non-judgmental attitude. She was always there to listen or lend a helping hand, and didn’t know a stranger. She truly enjoyed the simpler things in life: gardening, collecting rocks, berry picking, bird watching, “Charlie Brown” Christmas trees, long walks and spending time with her family.

Snyder is survived by children Eva, Jonathan and Ashley Snyder; mother Elizabeth Mosher; sister Raven Mosher; sister and brother-in-law April Mosher-Chapman and Dan Chapman; numerous nieces and nephews, friends and a granddog named Bella.

She was preceded in death by her children Autumn and William Teeling and Lacey Snyder; and father Calvin Mosher.

As per her wishes, there will not be a funeral but a celebration of her life at 4 p.m. Friday, July 18, at the home of Eva Snyder, 7823 Edgerton-Parks Road, Palmer. Condolences may be mailed to the family at P.O. Box 870403, Wasilla, AK, 99687.