NORTH WEBSTER – Katherine C. Yoder, 79, of Milford, died at 1:50 p.m. Jan. 3, 2013, in Frye Regional Medical Center, Hickory, N.C. She was born Aug. 7, 1933, in Syracuse, to Jonas Russell and Mary A. Droke Kistler. On March 14, 1951, in Crewe, Va., she married Omer E. Yoder, who survives. A lifetime Kosciusko County area resident, she attended Syracuse Public Schools and was a member of Open Bible Baptist Church, Barbee Lake. She was a homemaker and retired in 2001 as a dietary aid at Goshen General Hospital. Also surviving are two daughters, Kathy Johnson, Goshen, and Marijane (and spouse Elbert) Campbell, Hiddenite, N.C.; a son, Omer “Gene” (and spouse Lisa) Yoder, New Paris; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; a sister, Martha Melcher, Poteet, Texas; and two brothers, Nelson (and spouse Jean) Kistler, Milford, and George (and spouse Linda) Kistler, Auburn. She was preceded in death by a son, a grandson and two brothers. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Open Bible Church, Warsaw, (Barbee), with Pastor Sam Carns officiating. Burial will be in Hillcrest Cemetery, Pierceton. Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Owen Family Funeral Home, North Webster, and one half hour prior to the service Friday at the church. ***** Memorials may be given to the Open Bible Baptist Church, 21 EMS B61, Warsaw, IN 46580. Condolences may be sent via www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com
