Sarah Vena Yoder

Yoder - Sarah Vena, daughter of Yost J. and Anna (Petersheim) Stutzman, was born in Johnson Co., Iowa, Sept. 6, 1883; died at her late home in Kalona, Iowa, after an illness of four months; aged 59 y 6 m. 15 d. Sept. 3, 1903, she was united in marriage to Jeptha G. Yoder. To this union were born five sons (Ora of Iowa City; John R. of Ft. Des Moines, Iowa; Alvin J. of Kalona; Paul E. of San Antonio Tex.; and Willard, deceased) and three daughters (Mrs. Aaron Miller, Katie and Velma, all of Kalona), who with their father and one grandson mourn the passing of a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and companion. Besides the immediate family, she also leaves a brother (Alvin) and four sisters (Mrs. D.B. Hostetler, Mrs. Ella Plank, Mrs. Milton Slabaugh, all of Kalona; and Mrs. C.I. Yoder, of Goshen, Ind.), and a large number of near relatives and friends. She accepted Christ as her Saviour in her youth and united with the East Union Mennonite Church, where she was a faithful member, taking an active interest in the various activities of the Church as long as heath permitted. She was born, grew to womanhood, and lived her entire life in the Kalona community. She was a devoted Christian mother, much devoted to her family, where she will be missed as well as in the Church and by her many friends in the community. But we need not mourn as those with hope. Funeral services were held at the East Union Mennonite Church, with burial in the family lot in the East Union cemetery, in charge of the home ministers.* Reference: Find A Grave Memorial - SmartCopy: Apr 19 2023, 23:48:37 UTC