Shirley Marie Yoder

Shirley Marie (Hoover) Yoder of Goshen passed away peacefully on Sept. 16, 2025, at the age of 93, surrounded by family.

Born to Paul and Vera (Hill) Hoover on Jan. 13, 1932, in Goshen, she attended Jefferson Township School in Goshen.

She married Bernard D. Yoder on Jan. 1, 1949. He passed away April 20, 1999.

Surviving are one sister, Betty (James) Cripe, Marcellus, Michigan; a daughter, Rhonda (Conrad) Bailey, Bristol; three grandsons, Brian Bailey, Champaign, Illinois, Bruce Bailey, Bristol, and Ken McFall, Carbondale, Colorado; four great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandson, Kilik Wambaugh.

Along with her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Karen McFall, on Oct.5, 2004, and a granddaughter, Kelly Hollingsworth, on March 29, 2017.

Shirley worked at Goshen Rubber from 1960-69, and was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Bristol where she was involved in several ministries with the closest to her heart being Clothed in Compassion, a free clothing ministry she was a part of for 12 years.

She was also a volunteer in the Adopt-A-Patient program for mental health and a volunteer in the Activity Department at Elkhart Rehabilitation Center for 12 years.

Shirley loved to crochet, play piano, work in the yard and tend to her flowers, spend time with family and friends, read and take pictures.

According to her wishes, her body was donated to the IU School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology Education Program.

A life celebration will be held on Saturday, Oct. 25, at 10 a.m. at Zion Lutheran Church, Bristol.

Memorial gifts can be sent to the Zion Lutheran Church, 20943 C.R. 6, Bristol, IN 46507.