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  • Name Kathryn Anna Eshbach  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Born 7 Jan 1928  Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 Aug 2008  Berne, Adams, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6] 
    • Age: 80

    Parents

    Family ID: F334 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  
    Father Frank John Eschbach,   b. 20 Jun 1888, Richland, La Salle, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Dec 1957  (Age 69) 
    Mother Clara P. Freker,   b. 12 Sep 1895, Ohio Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 1975, Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79) 

    Family

    Family ID: F843 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart  |  Last Modified: 22 Dec 2020   
    Husband Robert Yoder,   d. 1983 
    Children 
     

    1. Susan Yoder

     

    2. Robert L. Yoder

     

    3. Chris Yoder

     

    4. Greg Yoder

    Other Personal Events

    Siblings 6 siblings 

  • Notes

    • Kathryn A. “Kate” Yoder, 80, of Berne, Indiana passed away Thursday morning, August 7, 2008 at Adams Memorial Hospital.
      Kathryn was born on January 7, 1928 in Paulding, Ohio. The daughter of Frank and Clara (Frecker) Eschbach both deceased. She married Robert Yoder on February 7, 1948 and he preceded her in death in 1983.
      Kathryn was a member of the Cross United Church of Christ in Berne. She was a Sunday School, Mission band, and Catechism teacher as well as a member of the Women’s Group and the Dorcas Circle. She also served as a deaconess.
      Kathryn was an employee of the Ben Franklin Store in Berne for thirty years. She was also an employee at the Coffee Shop, Berne Hardware, and for twenty years operated the answering service for the Berne Police Department and the Berne Fire Department.
      Kathryn was a member of the Garden Club and helped initiate the “Garden” at Swiss Heritage. She was also a former member of the Berne Mother’s Club. Kathryn was an avid sports fan. She also was instrumental in helping start many civic projects in the community ,including the Cub Scouts, the City Swimming Pool, the Berne Kindergarten, and the Activities Department at Swiss Village.
      Katherine is survived by a son, Robert L. (Cyndy) Yoder of New Palestine, Indiana; a son, Chris (Rhea Ann) Yoder of Berne, Indiana; a son, Greg Yoder of Lafayette, Indiana; and a daughter, Susan Yoder of Berne, Indiana; six grandchildren, Jeremy Yoder, Todd (Susan) Yoder, Alisha Beard, Nick Yoder, Michael Yoder, and Holly Yoder; and five great-grandchildren, Gavin Pelfry, Isaac Pelfry, Iyana Beard, Lily Kathryn Yoder, and Luke Yoder. Other survivors include a sister, Virginia Amli of Dayton, Ohio; a sister, Mary Jane Bebout of Van Wert, Ohio; and a sister, Billie Ishmael of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
      Kathryn was preceded in death by a son, Jeffroy Yoder; a brother, Robert Eschbach; a brother, Lloyd Eschbach; and a sister, Bea Allmindinger.
      Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 11, 2008 in the First Missionary Church in Berne, Indiana with the Rev. George Krestik and Michael Yoder officiating. Interment will follow in the M.R.E. Cemetery,Berne.
      Friends will be received from 2:00 – 8:00 p.m. Sunday, August 10, 2008 in the Yager-Kirchhofer Funeral Home in Berne and one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.
      Preferred memorials are to the Cross United Church of Christ.

  • Source Citations

    1. [S2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, ;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Tully, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: 1890; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0015; Image: 377.0; FHL microfilm: 2341624.

    2. [S8] 1940 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Van Wert, Van Wert, Ohio; Roll: T627_3163; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 81-8.

    3. [S71] Ohio, Birth Index, 1908-1964, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    4. [S123] U.S. Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;).

    5. [S11] Social Security Death Index, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security D;), Issue State: Ohio; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    6. [S15] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2008; Roll: 20.

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