Yoder, Sanford A. (1912-2005)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Mar 7 p. 11

Birth date: 1912 Jul 1

text of obituary:

SANFORD A. YODER

Sanford A. Yoder, 92, of Greencroft in Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 25, 2005. He was born July 1, 1912, to A.I. and Saloma Yoder in West Liberty, Ohio.

He moved to Goshen in 1946, where he started Goshen Farms Dairy. He later worked as a poultry serviceman for Farm Bureau and was owner/operator of Middlebury Grain. He was a member of Pleasant Oaks Mennonite Church of Middlebury.

He was a lifelong Chicago White Sox fan and loved to hunt and fish. In his later years, he enjoyed playing golf and horseshoes.

Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Shirley (Cooper) Yoder; three sons, Ronald Yoder of Goshen, Dale Yoder and his wife, Donna, of White Pigeon, Mich., and Charles Yoder and his wife, Judy, of Diamond, Mo.; three daughters, Sandra Bjornson and her husband, Gary, of Middlebury, Lois Yoder and her husband, Jim, of Middlebury, and Joellen Morton and her husband, Dana, of Nappanee; a brother-in-law, Abram Hallman; 19 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two children, Carol Sue and Timothy Yoder; two brothers, Mark Yoder and Jason Yoder; and six sisters, Ruth Yoder, Mary Hostetler, Esther Hallman, Elsie Brunk, Estelle Schrock and Lois Hallman.

Services were held at Pleasant Oaks Mennonite Church in Middlebury.