Yoder, Leon Clair (1942-1965) - Revision history

Srmaestrogarber at 11:53, 29 March 2026

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	Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother, Dr. Marion Yoder of Akron, Ohio, and two sisters, Janet and Elaine of the home.		Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother, Dr. Marion Yoder of Akron, Ohio, and two sisters, Janet and Elaine of the home.

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	Funeral services were held at the Shore Mennonite Church, Shipshewana, Ind.,on April 7.		Funeral services were held at the Shore Mennonite Church, Shipshewana, Ind.,on April 7.

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	''Leon Yoder,'' Shipshewanna, Ind., died on Apr 5, at the age of 23 after seventeen months of service as a Paxman in central Java as an administrative assistant for the Mennonite Central Committee. He became ill from a malignancy in February and was returned to his home for treatment.		''Leon Yoder,'' Shipshewanna, Ind., died on Apr 5, at the age of 23 after seventeen months of service as a Paxman in central Java as an administrative assistant for the Mennonite Central Committee. He became ill from a malignancy in February and was returned to his home for treatment.

	~~[[Category:The Mennonite obituaries]]~~
	[[Category:Mennonite Weekly Review obituaries]]		[[Category:Mennonite Weekly Review obituaries]]
	[[Category:The Mennonite obituaries]]		[[Category:The Mennonite obituaries]]

Srmaestrogarber at 12:57, 6 March 2026

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	<font size="+2">'''Former Pax Worker In Indonesia Dies'''</font>		<center><font size="+1">'''Former Pax Worker In Indonesia Dies'''</font></center>

	Goshen, Ind. — A largely attended funeral took place at the Shore Mennonite Church near Shipshewana on April 7 as services were held for Leon Clair Yoder, 23, until recently a Pax worker in Indonesia under the Mennonite Central Committee.		Goshen, Ind. — A largely attended funeral took place at the Shore Mennonite Church near Shipshewana on April 7 as services were held for Leon Clair Yoder, 23, until recently a Pax worker in Indonesia under the Mennonite Central Committee.
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	Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother, Dr. Marion Yoder of Akron, Ohio, and two sisters, Janet and Elaine of the home.		Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother, Dr. Marion Yoder of Akron, Ohio, and two sisters, Janet and Elaine of the home.


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	''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1965 Apr 29 p. 11		''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1965 Apr 29 p. 11
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	Funeral services were held at the Shore Mennonite Church, Shipshewana, Ind.,on April 7.		Funeral services were held at the Shore Mennonite Church, Shipshewana, Ind.,on April 7.


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	''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1965 May 4 p. 302		''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1965 May 4 p. 302
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	''Leon Yoder,'' Shipshewanna, Ind., died on Apr 5, at the age of 23 after seventeen months of service as a Paxman in central Java as an administrative assistant for the Mennonite Central Committee. He became ill from a malignancy in February and was returned to his home for treatment.		''Leon Yoder,'' Shipshewanna, Ind., died on Apr 5, at the age of 23 after seventeen months of service as a Paxman in central Java as an administrative assistant for the Mennonite Central Committee. He became ill from a malignancy in February and was returned to his home for treatment.

			[[Category:The Mennonite obituaries]]
	[[Category:Mennonite Weekly Review obituaries]]		[[Category:Mennonite Weekly Review obituaries]]
	[[Category:The Mennonite obituaries]]		[[Category:The Mennonite obituaries]]

Jlynch at 21:14, 4 February 2021

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	Akron, Pa. — In the providence of God, Leon Yoder, Shipshewana, Ind., was given a relatively brief life span. He was 23 years old when he died of a malignancy (melanoma) on April 3 at Goshen, Ind.		Akron, Pa. — In the providence of God, Leon Yoder, Shipshewana, Ind., was given a relatively brief life span. He was 23 years old when he died of a malignancy (melanoma) on April 3 at Goshen, Ind.

	[[Image:Yoder_leon_1965.jpg\|thumb\|<center>Leon Yoder </center>\|125px\|left]] Following graduation from Goshen College in 1963, Leon Yoder volunteered as a Paxman and was assigned by the Mennonite Central Committee to Indonesia as an administrative assistant. He arrived in Indonesia in September 1963.		[[Image:Yoder_leon_1965.jpg\|thumb\|<center>'''Leon Yoder'''</center>\|125px\|left]] Following graduation from Goshen College in 1963, Leon Yoder volunteered as a Paxman and was assigned by the Mennonite Central Committee to Indonesia as an administrative assistant. He arrived in Indonesia in September 1963.

	Leon Yoder adjusted smoothly to his new way of life and proved to be adept at learning the Indonesian language. His assignment required him to shoulder much supervisory responsibility for the distribution of foods in Central Java. Additionally, he handled the transfer of funds to MCC volunteers on other islands and the accounting and correspondence for the MCC program.		Leon Yoder adjusted smoothly to his new way of life and proved to be adept at learning the Indonesian language. His assignment required him to shoulder much supervisory responsibility for the distribution of foods in Central Java. Additionally, he handled the transfer of funds to MCC volunteers on other islands and the accounting and correspondence for the MCC program.

Jlynch at 21:13, 4 February 2021

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	Akron, Pa. — In the providence of God, Leon Yoder, Shipshewana, Ind., was given a relatively brief life span. He was 23 years old when he died of a malignancy (melanoma) on April 3 at Goshen, Ind.		Akron, Pa. — In the providence of God, Leon Yoder, Shipshewana, Ind., was given a relatively brief life span. He was 23 years old when he died of a malignancy (melanoma) on April 3 at Goshen, Ind.

	[[Image:Yoder_leon_1965.jpg\|thumb\|<~~centr~~>Leon Yoder </~~centr~~>\|125px\|left]] Following graduation from Goshen College in 1963, Leon Yoder volunteered as a Paxman and was assigned by the Mennonite Central Committee to Indonesia as an administrative assistant. He arrived in Indonesia in September 1963.		[[Image:Yoder_leon_1965.jpg\|thumb\|<center>Leon Yoder </center>\|125px\|left]] Following graduation from Goshen College in 1963, Leon Yoder volunteered as a Paxman and was assigned by the Mennonite Central Committee to Indonesia as an administrative assistant. He arrived in Indonesia in September 1963.

	Leon Yoder adjusted smoothly to his new way of life and proved to be adept at learning the Indonesian language. His assignment required him to shoulder much supervisory responsibility for the distribution of foods in Central Java. Additionally, he handled the transfer of funds to MCC volunteers on other islands and the accounting and correspondence for the MCC program.		Leon Yoder adjusted smoothly to his new way of life and proved to be adept at learning the Indonesian language. His assignment required him to shoulder much supervisory responsibility for the distribution of foods in Central Java. Additionally, he handled the transfer of funds to MCC volunteers on other islands and the accounting and correspondence for the MCC program.

Jlynch at 21:13, 4 February 2021

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	Akron, Pa. — In the providence of God, Leon Yoder, Shipshewana, Ind., was given a relatively brief life span. He was 23 years old when he died of a malignancy (melanoma) on April 3 at Goshen, Ind.		Akron, Pa. — In the providence of God, Leon Yoder, Shipshewana, Ind., was given a relatively brief life span. He was 23 years old when he died of a malignancy (melanoma) on April 3 at Goshen, Ind.

	[[Image:Yoder_leon_1965.jpg\|thumb\|Leon Yoder\|125px\|left]] Following graduation from Goshen College in 1963, Leon Yoder volunteered as a Paxman and was assigned by the Mennonite Central Committee to Indonesia as an administrative assistant. He arrived in Indonesia in September 1963.		[[Image:Yoder_leon_1965.jpg\|thumb\|<centr>Leon Yoder </centr>\|125px\|left]] Following graduation from Goshen College in 1963, Leon Yoder volunteered as a Paxman and was assigned by the Mennonite Central Committee to Indonesia as an administrative assistant. He arrived in Indonesia in September 1963.

	Leon Yoder adjusted smoothly to his new way of life and proved to be adept at learning the Indonesian language. His assignment required him to shoulder much supervisory responsibility for the distribution of foods in Central Java. Additionally, he handled the transfer of funds to MCC volunteers on other islands and the accounting and correspondence for the MCC program.		Leon Yoder adjusted smoothly to his new way of life and proved to be adept at learning the Indonesian language. His assignment required him to shoulder much supervisory responsibility for the distribution of foods in Central Java. Additionally, he handled the transfer of funds to MCC volunteers on other islands and the accounting and correspondence for the MCC program.

Jlynch at 21:12, 4 February 2021

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	Akron, Pa. — In the providence of God, Leon Yoder, Shipshewana, Ind., was given a relatively brief life span. He was 23 years old when he died of a malignancy (melanoma) on April 3 at Goshen, Ind.		Akron, Pa. — In the providence of God, Leon Yoder, Shipshewana, Ind., was given a relatively brief life span. He was 23 years old when he died of a malignancy (melanoma) on April 3 at Goshen, Ind.

	[[Image:Yoder_leon_1965.jpg\|125px\|left]] Following graduation from Goshen College in 1963, Leon Yoder volunteered as a Paxman and was assigned by the Mennonite Central Committee to Indonesia as an administrative assistant. He arrived in Indonesia in September 1963.		[[Image:Yoder_leon_1965.jpg\|thumb\|Leon Yoder\|125px\|left]] Following graduation from Goshen College in 1963, Leon Yoder volunteered as a Paxman and was assigned by the Mennonite Central Committee to Indonesia as an administrative assistant. He arrived in Indonesia in September 1963.

	Leon Yoder adjusted smoothly to his new way of life and proved to be adept at learning the Indonesian language. His assignment required him to shoulder much supervisory responsibility for the distribution of foods in Central Java. Additionally, he handled the transfer of funds to MCC volunteers on other islands and the accounting and correspondence for the MCC program.		Leon Yoder adjusted smoothly to his new way of life and proved to be adept at learning the Indonesian language. His assignment required him to shoulder much supervisory responsibility for the distribution of foods in Central Java. Additionally, he handled the transfer of funds to MCC volunteers on other islands and the accounting and correspondence for the MCC program.

Jlynch at 21:10, 4 February 2021

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	Akron, Pa. — In the providence of God, Leon Yoder, Shipshewana, Ind., was given a relatively brief life span. He was 23 years old when he died of a malignancy (melanoma) on April 3 at Goshen, Ind.		Akron, Pa. — In the providence of God, Leon Yoder, Shipshewana, Ind., was given a relatively brief life span. He was 23 years old when he died of a malignancy (melanoma) on April 3 at Goshen, Ind.

	[[Image:Yoder_leon_1965.jpg\|~~200px~~\|left]] Following graduation from Goshen College in 1963, Leon Yoder volunteered as a Paxman and was assigned by the Mennonite Central Committee to Indonesia as an administrative assistant. He arrived in Indonesia in September 1963.		[[Image:Yoder_leon_1965.jpg\|125px\|left]] Following graduation from Goshen College in 1963, Leon Yoder volunteered as a Paxman and was assigned by the Mennonite Central Committee to Indonesia as an administrative assistant. He arrived in Indonesia in September 1963.

	Leon Yoder adjusted smoothly to his new way of life and proved to be adept at learning the Indonesian language. His assignment required him to shoulder much supervisory responsibility for the distribution of foods in Central Java. Additionally, he handled the transfer of funds to MCC volunteers on other islands and the accounting and correspondence for the MCC program.		Leon Yoder adjusted smoothly to his new way of life and proved to be adept at learning the Indonesian language. His assignment required him to shoulder much supervisory responsibility for the distribution of foods in Central Java. Additionally, he handled the transfer of funds to MCC volunteers on other islands and the accounting and correspondence for the MCC program.

Jlynch at 21:07, 4 February 2021

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 Surviving in addition to his parents are a brother, Dr. Marion Yoder of Akron, Ohio, and two sisters, Janet and Elaine of the home.
 ''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary:  1965 Apr 29  p. 11
 ''The Mennonite'' obituary:  1965 May  4  p. 302

Jlynch at 19:49, 19 January 2021

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-''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary:  1965 Apr 15  p. 3 <br>
+''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary:  1965 Apr 15  p. 3
 Birth date: 1942
 ''The Mennonite'' obituary:  1965 May  4  p. 302

Jlynch at 19:14, 26 November 2013

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	''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1965 Apr 15 p. 3 <br>		''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1965 Apr 15 p. 3 <br>
	''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1965 Apr 29 p. 11 ~~<br>~~		''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1965 Apr 29 p. 11

			Birth date: 1942

	''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1965 May 4 p. 302		''The Mennonite'' obituary: 1965 May 4 p. 302

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			''Leon Yoder,'' Shipshewanna, Ind., died on Apr 5, at the age of 23 after seventeen months of service as a Paxman in central Java as an administrative assistant for the Mennonite Central Committee. He became ill from a malignancy in February and was returned to his home for treatment.


	[[Category:Mennonite Weekly Review obituaries]]		[[Category:Mennonite Weekly Review obituaries]]
	[[Category:The Mennonite obituaries]]		[[Category:The Mennonite obituaries]]