John Michael Snell, 73, of Brandon, Florida, passed away, Sunday, May 26, 2019 at
the Life Path Hospice House in Sun City, surrounded by his family. He is survived by
his wife, 2 children, 4 grandchildren and 2 sisters.
John was born in London, England on March 18, 1946. He was only six months old
when he was brought over on the Queen Mary to reside in Wisconsin with his mother
Dorothy. Later, his father joined them after serving active duty in the military.
John graduated from West Bend High School in 1964. He then worked at a country club
to pay his way through college at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh where he was
Vice President of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He finished with a master’s degree in
History and Psychology. He went on to teach disabled children, but eventually moved
into Foodservice Management. He was an owner of Sales Systems, a Food Service
brokerage, and left there to work at Bell Brokerage. He went on to be a Regional Sales
Manager in the Southeast with companies such as Jones Dairy Farm, Tennessee Pride
and others. He retired in 2014 from Randolph Packing.
John loved life. He enjoyed playing golf, watching football (particularly the Green Bay
Packers), drinking Starbucks coffee, shopping at Dick’s Sporting Goods, and having his
Apple Martini’s. He had a love for sport cars, owning two Corvettes and two Nissan
350z’s later in his life. Friends will miss having coffee with him, his corny jokes, and just
being in his company. He could make anyone laugh.
John’s favorite vacation places were Lake George, New York in the mountains, Sanibel
Island and Siesta Key, FL.
He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and colleagues.
Haven't seen you in years Johnnie but the memories from high school still linger. I hope these obit notices slow down as I'm running out of my good Irish wiskey. The tears cost nothing. Rest well John.
I've known John since 6th grade in Barton...there were only 17 of us. He was alsway a good person, even when we were all in the 'awful' stage of life. So sorry to hear of his passing.
Cheryl Fischer (Anderson)
John Michael Snell, 73, of Brandon, Florida, passed away, Sunday, May 26, 2019 at
the Life Path Hospice House in Sun City, surrounded by his family. He is survived by
his wife, 2 children, 4 grandchildren and 2 sisters.
John was born in London, England on March 18, 1946. He was only six months old
when he was brought over on the Queen Mary to reside in Wisconsin with his mother
Dorothy. Later, his father joined them after serving active duty in the military.
John graduated from West Bend High School in 1964. He then worked at a country club
to pay his way through college at the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh where he was
Vice President of the Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity. He finished with a master’s degree in
History and Psychology. He went on to teach disabled children, but eventually moved
into Foodservice Management. He was an owner of Sales Systems, a Food Service
brokerage, and left there to work at Bell Brokerage. He went on to be a Regional Sales
Manager in the Southeast with companies such as Jones Dairy Farm, Tennessee Pride
and others. He retired in 2014 from Randolph Packing.
John loved life. He enjoyed playing golf, watching football (particularly the Green Bay
Packers), drinking Starbucks coffee, shopping at Dick’s Sporting Goods, and having his
Apple Martini’s. He had a love for sport cars, owning two Corvettes and two Nissan
350z’s later in his life. Friends will miss having coffee with him, his corny jokes, and just
being in his company. He could make anyone laugh.
John’s favorite vacation places were Lake George, New York in the mountains, Sanibel
Island and Siesta Key, FL.
He will be greatly missed by his family, friends and colleagues.
John Ackerman
Haven't seen you in years Johnnie but the memories from high school still linger. I hope these obit notices slow down as I'm running out of my good Irish wiskey. The tears cost nothing. Rest well John.
Sylvia Reksten (Rolfs)
I've known John since 6th grade in Barton...there were only 17 of us. He was alsway a good person, even when we were all in the 'awful' stage of life. So sorry to hear of his passing.
Kathleen Kauth (Dums)
Rest In Peace John We had great times in high school. We were blessed.
JoAnne Froemming (Froemming)
My sympathy to John's family.