Kroeker, Sarah Yoder (1909-2002)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2002 Sep 30 p. 8

Birth date: 1909 Jun 16

text of obituary:

SARAH KROEKER

Sarah Kroeker, 93, of Chouteau, Okla., died Sept. 8, 2002, at her home. She was born June 16, 1909, to Noah and Lizzie (Coblentz) Yoder in Sugar Creek, Ohio.

She moved with her parents to Oklahoma at age 3, living the rest of her life in the rural area of Chouteau. She was baptized as a teenager in the Amish church.

On Aug. 30, 1944, she married Henry Kroeker. They enjoyed 50 years together before his death on July 4, 1995.

They supported many students in their education but especially their godson Mical David and his sister Amal from Israel.

She was a faithful member of Zion Mennonite Church in Pryor and was active in the Bible memory program and women's sewing circle.

Survivors include two brothers, Noah and Melvin, both of Chouteau; a sister, Edna Faye Yoder of Topeka, Ind.; a godchild, Amal Doom and her husband, Tim, of Columbus, Ohio; a brother-in-law, Paul Hershberger of Sarasota, Fla.; and two sisters-in-law, Mary and Sue Yoder of Chouteau.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry; two sisters, Mary Ann Chupp and Ida Hershberger; two brothers, John Henry and Mose Yoder; and a godson, Mical David.

Funeral services were held at Zion Mennonite Church. Burial was in the Zion church cemetery.