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Lydia (Kurtz) Yoder was the wife of Bishop Joseph Yoder. Joseph was the nephew of Michael Stutzman Sr.. Herald of Truth - March 15, 1887 - Page 94
YODER - On the 9th of Feb., on Elkhart prairie, Elkhart county, Ind., of lung fever, Lydia, wife of Bishop Joseph Yoder, formerly of Bristol, Ind., aged 63 years, 8 months and 25 days. She married in August, 1842, her surviving husband, who, with five children, now mourns the loss of a dear companion and a loving mother. She was a consistent member of the Amish Mennonite church for 47 years. During her illness she evidently suffered much, which however she bore with much patience and Christian resignation. About half an hour before her death she requested that we should pray for her, which we did, and she passed away quietly to awake in glory. Funeral services were held at the Amish church at Hawpatch by Jonathan Troyer and D.A. Johns from Isa. 40:6-8 and Isa. 35:10. "Companion dear, I left you here, In solitude, and gloom, and tears; But all in mercy Lord has come, To take me to my heavenly home. Weep not for me, since 'tis in vain, I will no more return again; My home from earth is far away, And here tis my delight to stay."
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