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Elva M. Troyer
82 of Sugarcreek went home to be with the Lord, on Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Walnut Hills Nursing Home. She was born Nov. 14, 1930 in Holmes County to the late Levi and Tena (Troyer) Yoder. She was a member of Maranatha Fellowship Church in Sugarcreek. She loved the Lord and was faithful to the end. Elva was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and a friend to many. She was a dedicated homemaker all her life. On Nov. 15, 1951 she was married to Mose A. Troyer, who survives. They were happily married for 61 years.
She is survived by three sons and two daughters, Glenn (Esther) Troyer, James (Ruth) Troyer, Tena (Marion) Mullet, all of Sugarcreek, Dora (Henry) Beachy of Dundee and Dean (Susan) Troyer of Millersburg; 18 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Katie Yoder of Millersburg. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by three brothers, Eli Yoder, Andy Yoder and Roman Yoder; and four sisters, Freda Miller, Susan Shetler, Betty Miller and Sara Miller.
Services will be Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 10 a.m. at Maranatha Fellowship Church, 941 SR 93, Sugarcreek with Pastor Paul Miller officiating. Burial will follow in the Church Cemetery. Friends may call Saturday 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. at the Maranatha Fellowship Church. Arrangements are being handled by Smith-Varns Funeral Home at Sugarcreek. For those unable to attend please visit the funeral home's website to share a memory and sign the guest register.
Smith-Varns
330-852-2141
www.smithfuneral.com
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3 Entries
Glenn,Esther,Keith,Nancy and Matt so sorry at the passing of your Mother/ Grandmother.
Esther & John Miller
March 17, 2013
We sorrow not as those with no hope. "Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints." Death is but a bridge to a better life, a temporary separation. While we grieve with you, we are also happy that another saint has reached glory. Sincerely, Mark & Mary Ellen Beachy @ CBS
Mark Beachy
March 16, 2013
Sory to hear the passing of your wife. She is in a beter places then we are. Give you all my sympathy.
Vernon E And Angela M Shetler
March 16, 2013
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