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''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 6 Jan 1944 p. 1; 20 Jan p. 3
''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary: 1944 Jan  6 p. 1


Birth date: 1924
Birth date: 1924
text of obituary:
<center><h3>YOUNG FARMER AT DOVER, DEL., FATALLY INJURED AT CORN SHREDDING</h3></center>
Dover, Del. &#8212; Funeral services were held in this Amish community Thursday, Dec. 2, for Jacob M. Yoder, 20, who was instantly killed on Nov. 29 while he, his father and brothers were shredding corn.
Seeing that the belt had come off the shredder, Jacob jumped from the wagon but was caught in the belt and pulled into the engine.  His left leg was torn off below the knee and his skull fractured.  Death was almost instantaneous.
Jacob was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mose C. Yoder.  He is survived by his grief-stricken parent sand two brothers and two sisters.
''Mennonite Weekly Review'' obituary:  1944 Jan 20  p. 3


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Revision as of 10:31, 20 January 2014

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1944 Jan 6 p. 1

Birth date: 1924

text of obituary:

YOUNG FARMER AT DOVER, DEL., FATALLY INJURED AT CORN SHREDDING

Dover, Del. — Funeral services were held in this Amish community Thursday, Dec. 2, for Jacob M. Yoder, 20, who was instantly killed on Nov. 29 while he, his father and brothers were shredding corn.

Seeing that the belt had come off the shredder, Jacob jumped from the wagon but was caught in the belt and pulled into the engine. His left leg was torn off below the knee and his skull fractured. Death was almost instantaneous.

Jacob was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Mose C. Yoder. He is survived by his grief-stricken parent sand two brothers and two sisters.


Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1944 Jan 20 p. 3