Diller, Reuben Henry (1929-2004)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2005 Jan 17 p. 8

Birth date: 1929 Nov 19

text of obituary:

REUBEN HENRY DILLER JR.

Reuben Henry Diller Jr., 74, of Plain City, Ohio, died Sept. 27, 2004. He was born Nov. 19, 1929, to Reuben and Sarah (Halteman) Diller in Sellersville, Pa.

He married Irene Bender on Nov. 2, 1951. He and Irene served in the church in numerous ways during their marriage.

In the 1950s they were involved in a church plant in Mount Morris, Mich. From 1978 to 1982, they served as house parents of the voluntary service unit in El Dorado, Ark., under Rosedale Mennonite Missions. In the fall of 1982 the Dillers moved to Grantsville, Md., where he served as the administrator of Goodwill Mennonite Nursing Home for 14 years.

After retirement, they moved to Rosedale, Ohio, where from 1997 to 2001 they filled the role of host and maintenance couple at Rosedale Mennonite Missions. More recently, they were involved in a senior intercessors team committed to praying regularly for RMM's workers and ministry. He was a member of Shiloh Mennonite Church.

Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Irene; six children: Barbara Miller and her husband, Jerry, of Hartville; David Diller and his wife, Mayela, of El Paso, Texas; Carol Miller and her husband, Wendell, of Hartville; John Diller and his wife, Mae, of Hartville; Sarah Brenneman and her husband, Newton, of Orrville; and Christine Maust and her husband, Duane, of Beckley, W.Va.; 17 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by an infant son, James, twin of John; and a sister, Betty Mast.

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