Mary Jane Sneller was born February 2, 1940, to Francis D. and Frances H. (Ver Steeg) Poortinga, in Otley, Iowa.

Mary attended Bunker Hill School and was a 1958 graduate of Pella High School. On June 10, 1958, Mary was united in marriage to Kenneth Wayne Sneller in Otley, Iowa. They were blessed with three children: Kathleen Sue, Glenda Mae and Daniel Wayne. Throughout her life, Mary worked at the OverAll Factory, on the farm beside Kenny, as a janitor and cook at Twin Cedars School. Mary loved to cook, no one ever went away hungry. Mary enjoyed and cherished her grandkids and great grandkids.

She was a member of Heartland Reformed Church in Pella.

Mary's Family:

Kathy and Jim Dickinson

Charles Dickinson

Monica Dickinson

Kendra and Alan Belski

Chase, Logan

Sara Dickinson

Katelynn Dickinson

Gerrit Dickinson

Glenda and Kelly Carlson

Wendy Carlson and Troy De Jong

Ryley

Curtis and Ashlee Carlson

Lillee, Kenneth "K.C."

Drew Carlson and Brittany Langendoerfer

Dan and Missy Sneller

Amber and Grant Fynaardt

Enoch

Kyle and Hannah Sneller

Mary is also survived by her sisters Dorothy Neels, Linda Bandstra and Sandy (Don) Den Hartog and sister-in-law Bonnie (Don) Vos.

She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Sneller, her parents Francis and Frances Poortinga, her parents-in-law Gerrit and Annabell Sneller, and her brothers-in-law Larry Bandstra and Willis Neals.

Sand Ridge Cemetery - Tracy
Tracy IA 50256