NAPPANEE - Eldon Fervida, 90, of 72557 CR 15, Nappanee, died at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 9, 2009, in Goshen General Hospital.
He was born Dec. 28, 1918, in Nappanee, to William O. and Maude Fulmer Fervida. On Oct. 28, 1939, in Nappanee, he married Delores Brumbaugh, who died May 1, 1999.
A lifetime Nappanee resident, he was a retired farmer. He was a member of Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren and was a deacon of the church.
Surviving are two daughters, Janice (and spouse Melvin) Goss, and Jolene (and spouse Daryl "Butch") Hamman, all of Nappanee; a son, Donald (and spouse Betty) Fervida, Nappanee; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers and a half-sister.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Turkey Creek Church of the Brethren, with the Rev. Roger Eberly officiating. Burial will be in Union Center Cemetery.
Calling is from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. prior to services at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee.
