Mr. John Robert Snippe Jr., age 20, died unexpectedly Saturday, January 30, 2010.

John graduated from Allegan High School.

Surviving are his parents, Beckey Kay Nelson and David Hudelson of Coopersville; and his father, John Robert Snippe Sr. of Allegan; sisters, Jessica Lynne Owen of Muskegon and Rachel (Dan) VonBerg of Kalamazoo; one brother, Kenneth (Miya) Snippe of Allegan; one special niece born today, Izzabella Lynn Snippe; special mention to his best friend and the love of his life, Carys Mcavoy of Owosso; grandparents: Richard and LaVonne Fuller of Rothbury, Steven Harley Nelson of Muskegon, and Elizabeth Klap of North Carolina; aunts and uncles: Deb (Mike) Hemminger of Hudsonville, Valerie Nelson of Fruitport, Julie Siebert of Grand Haven, Karen (Victor) Lee of North Carolina, Bob (Darcy) Snippe of Spring Lake and Dan Snippe of Holland; extended family: Dick and Becky Potter, and the Hudelson family; and many nieces and nephews.

Surviving are his parents, Beckey Kay Nelson and David Hudelson of Coopersville; and his father, John Robert Snippe Sr. of Allegan; sisters, Jessica Lynne Owen of Muskegon and Rachel (Dan) VonBerg of Kalamazoo; one brother, Kenneth (Miya) Snippe of Allegan; one special niece born today, Izzabella Lynn Snippe; special mention to his best friend and the love of his life, Carys Mcavoy of Owosso; grandparents: Richard and LaVonne Fuller of Rothbury, Steven Harley Nelson of Muskegon, and Elizabeth Klap of North Carolina; aunts and uncles: Deb (Mike) Hemminger of Hudsonville, Valerie Nelson of Fruitport, Julie Siebert of Grand Haven, Karen (Victor) Lee of North Carolina, Bob (Darcy) Snippe of Spring Lake and Dan Snippe of Holland; extended family: Dick and Becky Potter, and the Hudelson family; and many nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, at the Throop Funeral Home, 214 Church St., Coopersville. Visitation: Saturday from 10-11 a.m. prior to the service. An online guestbook is available at www.throopfh.com