NAPPANEE – April Heather Yoder, 22, died in a car accident Aug. 16, 2013, near Loudonville, Ohio. She was born March 1, 1991, in Belize City, Belize, to Steven and Jennifer Yoder, Bourbon. She attended Zion Mennonite Church, Etna Green. She spent some of her childhood years in Belize, Oregon and Texas. She was currently employed at Steak ’N Shake, Warsaw. Surviving are her parents, Bourbon; four brothers: Gordon Yoder; Stevie (and spouse Heather) Yoder, Goshen; Micah Yoder and Theodore Yoder; seven sisters: Teresa Yoder, Warsaw; Eden (and spouse Randall) Mast, Nappanee; Hannah (and spouse Matt) Yoder, Harrison, Ark.; Heidi (and spouse Jaymi) Cross, Middlebury; Brittney Yoder, Briana Yoder and Esther Yoder; a grandfather, Steve L. Yoder; and a grandmother, Inez Hulse. She was preceded in death by a grandfather and a grandmother. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Fairhaven Mennonite Church, Goshen. Burial will be at Woodlawn Mennonite Church Cemetery. Calling will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday and 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is in charge of arrangements.
