Yoder.-Ben Yoder, son of Gabriel and Polly Hostetler Yoder, was born March 23, 1845, in Wayne County, Ohio. He was married in 1874 in Wayne County to Sarah, the daughter of Moses and Eva Hostetler. To this union were born three sons and four daughters. One daughter has preceded him in death. In his youth he attended the Oak Grove Mennonite Church, Smithville, Ohio. In later years he united with the Bethel Mennonite Church where he continued in membership until the time of his death. His death occurred after a protracted illness of several years, on Dec. 16, 1923, at the age of 78 years. He is survived by his 3 sons, Emanuel, of Gary, Ind.; Peter of Nappanee, Ind.; Frank of Syracuse, Ind.; 3 daughters, Naomi of Seville, Ohio; Amanda of Jerome, Idaho; Laura of El Paso, Texas; and also by 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Oswald of Millersburg, Ohio, and Mrs. Katherine Hostetler of Nappanee, Ind., and one brother, John Yoder of Wooster, O., also survive him. Funeral services were conducted from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Warren Coolman, on Tuesday, Dec. 18, J. N. Kreider and S. D. Rohrer officiating. Burial was made in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Smithville, Ohio. Source: Gospel Herald - Volume XVI, Number 40 - January 3, 1924 - p. 813
Yoder.-Ben Yoder, son of Gabriel and Polly Hostetler Yoder, was born March 23, 1845, in Wayne County, Ohio. He was married in 1874 in Wayne County to Sarah, the daughter of Moses and Eva Hostetler. To this union were born three sons and four daughters. One daughter has preceded him in death. In his youth he attended the Oak Grove Mennonite Church, Smithville, Ohio. In later years he united with the Bethel Mennonite Church where he continued in membership until the time of his death. His death occurred after a protracted illness of several years, on Dec. 16, 1923, at the age of 78 years. He is survived by his 3 sons, Emanuel, of Gary, Ind.; Peter of Nappanee, Ind.; Frank of Syracuse, Ind.; 3 daughters, Naomi of Seville, Ohio; Amanda of Jerome, Idaho; Laura of El Paso, Texas; and also by 10 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Oswald of Millersburg, Ohio, and Mrs. Katherine Hostetler of Nappanee, Ind., and one brother, John Yoder of Wooster, O., also survive him. Funeral services were conducted from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Warren Coolman, on Tuesday, Dec. 18, J. N. Kreider and S. D. Rohrer officiating. Burial was made in the Oak Grove Cemetery, Smithville, Ohio. Source: Gospel Herald - Volume XVI, Number 40 - January 3, 1924 - p. 813
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