Wednesday, September 18, 2019 5:14 am

ROCHESTER - Warren P. Snyder, 92, of Crimson Lane, died on Friday, September 13, 2019 at home. He was born March 11, 1927 in Somerville, Mass.; the son of the late Percy and Hattie (DeMone) Snyder.
Warren joined the Navy and was one of the youngest recruits to serve in the South Pacific in Japan during World War II. After coming home from the war, he worked with his father doing carpentry work, then went on to be one of the largest concrete foundation contractors in Mass., and southern N.H. Also, he was one of the largest housing contractors in the area with his family.
After being estranged for some years, he was reunited with his family and with the help from his children and grandchildren they were able to retrieve the business back that they all worked so hard for. Warrens favorite expression was "I made one mistake in life; I got married twice". After losing his wife Phyllis to dementia in 2015, the Snyder family came together to the failing mortgage business with the help of friends and financial people including family friend and accountant Kevin Farley of Wolfeboro, N.H.
His hobbies include hunting many parts of the world, intricate woodworking. He loved building birdhouses with his business called "Strictly for the Birds"
The family would like to thank his homemakers, Sharon Zampieri, Mary Borgella and Cheyenne Mason.
Family includes his son, Robert and former companion, Sharon Zampieri with whom he lived with in his final years; his sons' longtime companion, Carol Powers; grandsons, Brandon Snyder and wife Kristi, Justin Snyder and companion Jessica, and numerous great-grandchildren, great- great grandson; nieces, nephews. He was predeceased by his son, Warren Snyder.