Barbara J (Snider) Steinmetz

Barbara J (Snider) Steinmetz, 64, died November 3, after a courageous battle with pneumonia. She died peacefully in Ritzville.

She was born October 2, 1951 in Spokane, the daughter of Jimmie and Glenna (Hawkins) Snider.

After graduating from Ritzville High School in 1970, Barbara attended WSU and Kinman Business College.

She worked at Snider Trucking as a bookkeeper/secretary for 40 years until retiring this past spring.

In 1980 she married David Steinmetz, and with him she inherited two children: Scott Steinmetz and Angela (Steinmetz) Melcher.

Barbara was a very quiet woman, but was fiercely...