OBIT: Verda L. (MAUST) YODER, 1996, Springs, Somerset County, PA
  
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  VERDA L. YODER
  
    Verda L. Yoder, 90, of Springs, died Sept. 16, 1996, at Goodwill-Mennonite
  Home, Grantsville, Md.
    Yoder was born Feb. 18, 1906, in Springs. She  was the daughter of the late
  Ed and Mable (Dennison) Maust.
    She was also preceded in death by her husband, George E. Yoder, and son,
  Jay Yoder.	
    She is survived by a son, Edward D. Yoder, Street, Md.: three
  grandchildren: Jeffrey Yoder, Judy Soya and Debra Harkins; and four
  great-grandchildren.
    Yoder was a member of the Springs Mennonite Church. She was a homemaker and
  retired custodian at the Springs School. A member of the National Arbor
  Society.
    Yoder was also a member and former corresponding secretary for the Springs
  Historical Society. She worked with school children and conducted field study
  in botany and nature.
    Friends were scheduled to be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
  Wednesday, Sept. 18, at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, Md. Services
  will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 (today), at the funeral home,
  with Rev. Steven Heatwole officiating. Interment, Springs Cemetery.
  Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the Springs Historical Society.
  
  New Republic, September 19, 1996