Don L. Yoder
(1927 - 2008)

TECUMSEH, Mich. - Don L. Yoder, 80, of Tecumseh, died Wednesday, March 19, 2008.
Born June 15, 1927, at Pioneer, Ohio, to Pearl (Doner) and Lewis Yoder, he married Marsha Sparks on Aug. 11, 1951, at Angola, Ind., and she survives.
A World War II veteran, entering the U.S. Navy on Sept. 28, 1945, he was on active duty for 1 1/2 years. When the war ended, he stayed in the Reserves for 14 years.
Retired from Tecumseh Products after 43 years of employment, he spent his winters buying raw hides and furs from hunters and trappers.
Surviving in addition to his wife are his children, Brenda Faler of Citra, Fla., Veda (and husband, Tom) Perry of Brooklyn, Mich., Melvin Yoder of Ocala, Fla. and Dan (and wife, Cathy) Yoder of Tecumseh; a brother, Paul (Jean) Yoder of Onsted; sisters, Loretta Kohl of Ohio and Mary Sue (Carroll) Sickmiller of Ohio; grandchildren, Elizabeth, Samantha and Ben; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Earl and Hal; and son-in-law, Terry Faler.
Visitation will be Saturday from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. and Monday from 1-2 p.m. in the J. Gilbert Purse Funeral Home, Tecumseh.
Funeral services will be Monday at 2 p.m. in the J. Gilbert Purse Funeral Home, Tecumseh, with Pastor Ron Sparks to officiate. Burial will follow in Brookside Cemetery, Tecumseh.
Memorials may be made to the family.
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R.I.P. Don, you were lucky not to see the horror of combat.

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