Betty Yoder

MILLERSBURG -- Betty Raber, 78, of Millersburg, went to be with the Lord Wednesday morning, July 17, 2013, at Walnut Hills Nursing Home, Walnut Creek, after a short illness.

Funeral services will be Sunday at 2 p.m. at Martins Creek Mennonite Church, with pastor Jay Conn officiating. Burial will be in Martins Creek Mennonite Church Cemetery.

Friends may call from Saturday from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at the church. Alexander Funeral Home, Millersburg, is assisting the family.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to Hospice & Palliative Care of Greater Wayne (Holmes) County, 2525 Back Orrville Road., Wooster 44691.

Betty was born Jan. 27, 1935, in Berlin, the daughter of Eli "Pill" and Emma (Coblentz) Yoder, and married Ben Raber in 1954 on Thanksgiving Day. He survives.

She was a home maker and enjoyed quilting, gardening, flowers and baking. She loved to sing and she loved her grandchildren. She was a member of Martins Creek Mennonite Church.

Surviving in addition to her husband, are children, Bonnie (Phil) Weaver of Lancaster, Pa., and Bud (Malinda) Raber of Millersburg; grandchildren, Taylor and Lexi Raber of Millersburg and Lauren and Jack Weaver of Lancaster; a brother, Gene (Fern) Yoder of Sarasota, Fla.; and a sister, Elsie (Fred) Gingerich of Alberta, Ga.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sons, Bruce and Brent; and a grandson, Caleb Allen