Jerome “Jerry” Snitker

Hastings, NE resident Jerome O. “Jerry” Snitker, 81, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2020 at Mary Lanning Healthcare, Hastings, NE. Celebration of Life was held Saturday, January 25 at Grace United Methodist Church in Hastings, NE with Pastor Tamara Holtz officiating. Private family burial was held prior to a service at Parkview. Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center of Hastings, NE assisted the family with arrangements.

Memorials may be given to Grace United Methodist Church. Private condolences may be sent to the family at www.lbvfh.com.

Jerry was born December 30, 1938 to Oliver and Viola (Hanson) Snitker in Waukon. Jerry graduated from Waukon High School in 1957. Jerry was the Elvis of that class. He sang in the Quartet and soloed at weddings and funerals. Jerry’s most favorite activity to participate in was sports. Jerry was Waukon’s number-one star in football, he later went on and played football at Iowa State College.

He married Joyce O’Reilly and they had two daughters, Lori and Darci; Jerry and Joyce were later divorced. April 28, 1968, he married Edna “Eddie” O’Neal Pochop in Fremont, NE. Jerry was selling insurance at that time. They later moved to Hastings, NE and Jerry opened up Four Star Mobile Home Sales lot on Highway 6 in April of 1972. He sold that business in 1978 and joined Eddie in her business at Snitker Enterprises at 508 East Side Boulevard in Hastings, NE. They traveled and held meetings from coast to coast promoting their Neo-Life and magnet business. Jerry owned many rental houses in Hastings, NE.

Jerry loved the horse races and playing live poker. His most favorite things to do were hunting and fishing. He got his deer every year since he was 16 years old. Jerry went on many great fishing trips and brought home some salmon, halibut and fish for the freezer. Jerry was Eddie’s great white hunter. He loved spending time with family and friends and enjoyed playing cards.

Jerry was preceded in death by his parents, Oliver and Viola Snitker; a son, Roderick Pochop; a granddaughter, Katie Pochop; a grandson, Ryan Pochop; a daughter-in-law, Pamela Pochop; and sister and brothers-in-law, Nadine and Dale Szabo, and Joe Jenkins.

Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Edna “Eddie” Snitker of Hastings, NE; a son, Russell Pochop of Hastings, NE; his daughters and their spouses, Rhonda Lueders of Norfolk, NE, Rolanda and Tim Powell of Kenesaw, NE; Lori and Marlo Branderhorst of Fort Dodge and Darci and Tom Kesterson of Plano, TX; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; a sister, Mary Lynn Jenkins of Waukon; and many nieces and nephews.