Today, Diane Snyder DeBord and Mark C. DeBord, the third generation owners, and their son Jeremy R. DeBord continue the family commitment of dignity and confidence in serving the families of Lancaster County.
We would like to share our proud history of the Kearney A. Snyder Funeral Home. You are welcome to call (717) 394-4097 to learn more about the Kearney A. Snyder Funeral Home or email us at info@KaSnyderFuneralHome.com
Our Proud History of Kearney A. Snyder Funeral Home
| 1865 | 141 E. Orange St. was first constructed by Reuben Baer and served as his and his family’s personal residence. |
| 1917 | The Baer family mansion was sold to J. Fred Fisher. He turned into a funeral home and named it J. Fred Fisher & Sons Funeral Home. His first funeral was an inmate who was hanged at the Lancaster County Prison. |
| 1940 | One of Mr. Fisher’s employees, C. Abram Snyder purchased the funeral home and moved his family into the apartment above the business. |
| 1945 | To accommodate his growing business, C. Abram Snyder purchased the Killian property at 135 E. Orange St. which is located next door to the funeral home. Mr. Snyder used the back yard of this newly acquired property to provide additional parking for the funeral home. |
| 1954 | In 1954 the operating room was moved from the second floor of the carriage house to the main building of the funeral home. |
| 1955 | A major renovation to the funeral home was completed as a selection room was added and improvements were made to the operating room. |
| 1956 | The buildings were purchased by Snyder/Iredale Realty Corporation, which was owned by Mr. Snyder’s son Kearney and Kearney’s brother in-law Donald Iredale. The funeral home was appropriately renamed the Snyder/Iredale Funeral Home. |
| 1968 | Kearney Snyder became sole owner and the funeral home became Kearney A. Snyder Funeral Home which it remains today. |
| 1969 | Additional renovations took place to the second floor of the carriage house as it was converted to commercial space and rented to AC&S Corporation for 10 years. |
| 1979 | The second floor of the carriage house was once again remodeled this time to serve as residential apartments. |
| 1980 | The operating room was moved to the basement floor of the main building creating additional office space to keep up with the thriving business. |
| 1988 | Kearney A. Snyder sold the business to his son-in-law and daughter Mark and Diane Snyder DeBord. |
| 1992 | The crematory was added in the Carriage House, and for 18 years was Lancaster’s only funeral home with an on-site crematory. |
| 1995 | The business’s real estate was purchased by Mark and Diane Snyder DeBord officially making Mark and Diane the third generation to own the business and real estate. |
| 1997 | Kearney A. Snyder retired after 42 years of serving Lancaster County as a licensed funeral director and active member of the community. |
| 2006 | Kearney A. Snyder Funeral Home acquired the Richard A. Sheetz Funeral Home at 2024 Marietta Avenue in Lancaster. |
| 2010 | Mark and Diane’s eldest son Jeremy R. DeBord graduated from mortuary school and returned to Lancaster to enter the family business to begin the 4th generation. |
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