Bette Snyder, beloved in community of Long Beach, passes

Wife of the late Sid Snyder was know for her wit and grace

By The Chinook Observer • February 24, 2017 10:00 pm
Retired House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler, left, talks with former Senate Majority Leader Sid Snyder and his wife Bette at an open house in Kessler’s honor in 2010 at the Polson Museum in Hoquiam. (Dan Jackson | The Daily World)
Retired House Majority Leader Lynn Kessler, left, talks with former Senate Majority Leader Sid Snyder and his wife Bette at an open house in Kessler’s honor in 2010 at the Polson Museum in Hoquiam. (Dan Jackson | The Daily World)

The Chinook Observer

LONG BEACH — Bette Snyder, a cherished citizen of the Long Beach Peninsula who was well known throughout Washington state, died Thursday morning, Feb. 23.

Her funeral will be Saturday, March 4, at noon at the Peninsula Church Center.

Wife of the late Sid Snyder, majority leader of the Washington State Senate, Bette Snyder was famous for her friendly manner, political instincts and wickedly funny poetry. Along with her husband, she epitomized a generation of state leaders who avoided rancor and built connections between people of differing ideologies.