Individual Details

Death

ALLENSVILLE - Elizabeth M. Yoder, 89, a resident of Valley View Haven, formerly of 371 Allensville Mountain Road, Allensville, died at 7:27 a.m. Wednesday, July 7, 1999, at the retirement home.
Born Aug. 8, 1909, in Belleville RR, she was the daughter of the late Jonathan D. and Mary (Yoder) Kanagy. Her husband, Irvin L. Yoder, died in November of 1978.
Surviving are: children, George T. Yoder, Churchville, Va., and Kathleen Lin, Chicago, Ill.; brothers and sisters, Amanda Kanagy, Aaron D. Kanagy, Verna M. Peachey, and Jonathan D. Kanagy, all of Belleville; six grandchildren; and one great-grandson.
She was preceded in death by two sisters, Lina Peachey and Mary Peachey, and a brother, Amandus Kanagy.
She was a retired kindergarten teacher who taught at St. John Lutheran Church, Belleville, and later at the Belleville Mennonite School. Also, she served as librarian at the Allensville Library for 10 years before retiring.
She was a member of the Allensville Mennonite Church and a former Sunday school teacher.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Allensville Mennonite Church, with the Rev. Philip Barr and the Rev. Paul Bender officiating. Interment will be in Locust Grove Cemetery.
Family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. today at the Donald E. Baggus Funeral Home, Belleville.
Memorial contributions may be made to: Every Home for Christ, PO Box 35930, Colorado Springs, CO 80935-9945.