Laura Kauffman ¹⁶²²

  General Notes:

OBITUARY

LAURA (KAUFFMAN) YODER
1872-1934

Yoder. - Laura, daughter of Benjamin and Polly (Hostetler) Kauffman, was born Sept. 12, 1872, at Goshen, Ind.; died Nov. 11, 1934, at the home of Mrs. Mary Hostetler, near Harrisburg, Oreg., after an illness of nearly a year; aged 62 y. 2 m. After the death of her parents when she was 7 years old, her uncle and aunt (Mr. and Mrs. Sam Stutzman) took her into their home. On Dec. 14, 1913, she was married to Andrew Yoder at Goshen, Ind. She is survived by her husband and 1 son (Clyde), 2 brothers (Henry of Watsonville, Calif., and Menno), and 3 sisters (Amanda Kauffman of Goshen, Ind.; Barbara Mick of Millersburg, Ind.; Katherine O'Keefe of Chicago, Ill.). She united with the Mennonite Church in her youth, and remained faithful to the end. Her seat in church was seldom vacant when health permitted her to come. Funeral services were conducted in German by Joseph Schrock (text, Psa. 23) and in English by John Yoder (text, Heb. 4:9) and Levi Kropf (text, Rev. 14:13).
By a friend.

From: Gospel Herald, Vol. XXVII, No. 37, December 13, 1934, pages 802,803 ¹⁶²²

  Death Notes:

Died at the home of Mary Hostetler at the age of 62 years, 2 months.

  Life Events:

1. Church Affiliation: Mennonite. ¹⁶²²

Laura married Andrew Yoder, son of Andreas Yoder and Sarah Hershberger, on 14 Dec 1913 in Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, USA.¹⁶²² (Andrew Yoder was born on 2 Feb 1872 in Topeka, LaGrange, Indiana, USA,¹⁶²² died on 12 Sep 1960 in Lebanon, Linn, Oregon, USA ¹⁶²² and was buried on 16 Sep 1960 in Alford Cemetery (Linn County, Oregon, USA).). The cause of his death was Heart Attack.