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Clarence Yoder Obituary
Clarence "C.T." Yoder, 89, died Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, at Waterford Crossing Health Campus, Goshen.
He was born Oct. 2, 1935, in LaGrange County to Tobias A. and Ada (Mast) Yoder.
On March 18, 1956, he married Ideana Miller in White Pigeon, Michigan.
She survives along with three children, Sharida Burkholder, Goshen, Sonya (Tom) Rutledge, Greenbrier, Tennessee and Doyle (Susan) Yoder, Goshen; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; four siblings Ida Beachy, Ada Mae Yoder, Ernest T. (Edna) Yoder and Esther A. Miller; sister-in-law, Doris Yoder and brother-in-law, Ezra Yoder.
Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by a son, Ferlin Yoder; three grandchildren, Danielle Burkholder, Ian Rutledge and Madeline Rutledge; five sisters, Susie Lehman, Effie Troyer, Mary Troyer, Anna Yoder and Alice Yoder; and five brothers, Amos, Ervin, Raymond, Daniel and Levi Yoder.
Mr. Yoder began Carriage Inc. in 1968 at the beginning of area RV manufacturing. He sold the company in 1999 and was inducted into the RV Hall of Fame in 2010.
C.T. always stayed busy, and he enjoyed building and remodeling. He and wife Ideana enjoyed traveling the United States and abroad. He was a fan of bluegrass music and often managed the sound system at concerts with his family's bluegrass band at festivals.
He loved spending time with his family and especially his grandchildren.
Visitation will be Tuesday, Dec. 10, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home and one hour prior to the 10 a.m. funeral service on Wednesday, Dec. 11, also at the funeral home. Pastor Diana Siegel, Goshen First Church will officiate.
Burial will follow at Brown Cemetery, Millersburg.
Memorial gifts in honor of Clarence may be directed to Cook Station Park, Millersburg, or Goshen First Church, Goshen.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
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