OBIT: William J. YODER, 1982, formerly of Friedens RD, Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ YODER William J. Yoder, 67, of South Mountain (Waynesboro), Pa., formerly of Friedens RD 2, died March 21, 1982, in Chambersburg Hospital. Born Oct. 13, 1914, in Shanksville, son of the late Hiriam and Sadie (Trent) Yoder. Survived by his wife, Audra (Enos) Keith Yoder; and these children: Major Louis C. Keith, Ft. Bragg, N.C.; Glenn E. Keith, Chambersburg; Mrs. Sandra L. Mentzer and Mrs. Gloria A. Metz, both of South Mountain, Pa.; and William L. Yoder, Houston, Texas; 11 grandchildren; and four sisters: Mrs. Ada Oakman, Zelienople; Mrs. Mary Emerick, Stoystown; Mrs. Ruth Feig, Friedens; and Mrs. Dorothy Myers, Somerset. Member of Mizpah Lutheran Church; South Mountain Fish and Game Association. Retired coal miner; retired in 1972 from South Mountain Center for the handicapped. He was a veteran of World War II, served in European Theater and was a prisoner of war for one year. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Robert H. Halverson Funeral Home, where services will be conducted Wednesday at 1:30 p.m., with the Rev. Charles J. Hartbauer officiating. Interment, Mizpah Cemetery. Daily American, March 22, 1982