Geoffrey Stuart Snyder, Jo Ann Cooper, Gary Dan Crouch
Geoffrey Stuart Snyder
Geoffrey Stuart Snyder, 57, of Kokomo, passed away at 2:23 p.m., April 25, 2025, at Community Howard Regional Hospital in Kokomo. He was born on August 3, 1967, the son of Geoffrey and Shirley (Dove) Snyder.
Geoffrey was a 1985 graduate of Plymouth High School. He worked in maintenance and machine repair at Stephens Fabrication for 13 years. He was a handy man who worked in carpet installation. Geoffrey also raised and sold bearded dragons to pet shops. He was an outdoorsman who enjoyed fishing, hunting, and mushroom hunting. Geoffrey enjoyed his Mustangs and Jeep Cherokee. He was working to reach a Guinness world record with his Jeep Cherokee from 451,353 miles to 612,000 miles. Geoffrey loved dogs, Gary who survives and Moonshine, Molly, Gretchen, and Frankie who preceded him in death.
He is survived by his life partner Shannon Williams, daughter Ashley Snyder, son Robert (Sarah) Snyder, stepdaughters Ginnie (Danielle) Williams and Chloe (Ryan) Clark, grandchildren Rosalie, Gabriel, Zacharias, Leonardo, Kiley, Ava, Landon, Faith, Franny, Isla, Daisy, Callum, and Kate, and father Geoffrey (Peggy) Snyder.
He was preceded in death by his mother Shirley Dove, grandparents June & Bill Dove, Robert “Bob” Snyder, and Josie (Houghten) Snyder, and good friend and coworker Rob Arnett.
A memorial service celebrating Geoffrey’s life will be held on Friday, May 2, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. at Shirley & Stout Funeral Home, 1315 W. Lincoln Rd. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 1:30 p.m. until the time of the service at the funeral home. Messages of condolence may be left at www.shirleyandstout.com.
Jo Ann Cooper
Jo Ann Cooper, age 84, of Kokomo, Indiana passed away on Tuesday, April 29, 2025.
A funeral service for Jo Ann will be held Saturday, May 3, 2025, from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM at Ellers Community Mortuary & Memorial Center, Inc., 3400 S. Webster Street, Kokomo, IN 46902, preceded by a visitation from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Gary Dan Crouch
With sadness we announce the passing of Gary Dan Crouch on April 27, 2025, at Edward Hospital, Naperville, Illinois, with his family by his side. Dan was born, along with his twin sister Ann, January 27, 1947, to Louise and Guy Crouch Jr.
Dan grew up on a family farm in Hobbs, Indiana, with his three siblings Sherry (deceased) (Larry) Beach, Tom (Betty) Crouch, and Ann Swift. Working on the farm defined Dan’s character, and those traits continued until the end and were passed along to his children and grandchildren. There are countless words to describe the values learned from his parents on the farm: hard work, commitment, helping others, loyalty, and the list goes on.
No one would ever be able to out-work Dan; he would carry those qualities onto athletic fields, especially football where he set rushing records at Tipton High School. That led him to a football scholarship to Duke University. Athletics opened new opportunities and deep friendships on many teams at Tipton High School, Duke University, Butler University, the University of Virginia, and Naperville Central High School. Sports would continue to be a common thread in his life.
Dan and Jane Gossard were married on August 1, 1970, in Tipton. They moved to Charlottesville, Virginia, where he was an assistant coach with the University of Virginia football team. A few years later, Dan and Jane would come back to Tipton to coach his hometown high school football team. He loved coaching and teaching in a small, tight knit community. He maintained friendships that would persist throughout generations.
Their next stop would be Chicago, where they started their own family. Dan then worked as a broker at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. He was known for his honestly, fairness, and successful market positions. Dan and Jane would have three children: Whitney, Danny (deceased), and Kevin (Jamie). Dan’s family meant the world to him, and they would do everything together. His favorite activity was coaching Whitney’s and Kevin’s youth sports teams. He impacted many of Whitney’s and Kevin’s friends on those teams, with the perfect balance of teaching, thoughtfulness, and play calling.
Dan was known for his kindness and consideration. Everyone enjoyed conversations with him; no topic was off limits. He loved to debate with friends, family, and even strangers. But his favorite discussions were always around family. He treasured planning family events with his parents and siblings. The Crouch family has always been large with many nieces and nephews. He would arrange fall festivals, Christmas, and other gatherings that would create unforgettable memories.
Dan will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother, and uncle. He was a man of principle and prideful of his family. His values of honesty, sympathy, and work ethic have been passed along to his grandchildren: Bennett, Harrison, and Colin. His memories and experiences more than filled his lifetime and will be everlasting.
A funeral service honoring Dan’s life will be held at 3:00 p.m. EDT on Saturday, May 3, at Young-Nichols Funeral Home in Tipton with Rev. Ashley Sherard presiding. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service.
Young-Nichols Funeral Home is honored to assist the Crouch family. Online remembrances and condolences for Dan’s family may be left on his obituary page at www.young-nichols.com.
Memorial contributions in remembrance of Dan should be made to the Athletic Department at Tipton High School, 619 S. Main Street, Tipton, Indiana, 46072.