Laura Nisley Obituary
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Laura is survived by 3 children: Linda (Paul) Yoder of Sarasota, Dave (Grace) Nisley of Sarasota, and Mary Lou Fisher (Isaac, deceased) of Coatesville, Pennsylvania; 14 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and 4 step great-grandchildren; one brother, Ervin Yoder of Shipshewana, Indiana; brother-in-law Devon Fingerle of Sarasota,; and 3 sisters-in-law, Elnora Yoder of Nappanee, IN, Leanna Yoder of Belle Center, Ohio, and Marie Yoder of Sarasota.
Preceding Laura in death are her parents and 10 siblings: Alvin Yoder, Lester Yoder, Levi Yoder, Emmon Yoder, Amos Yoder, Owen Yoder, Willie Yoder, Lizzie Hochstetler, Gertie Yoder, and Sylvia Fingerle; grandsons John David Fisher and Olen Ray Fisher.
Laura was a member of Tourist Mennonite Church. She was a house cleaner and had worked at Yoder's Restaurant.
Friends are invited to a viewing on Saturday, November 8, 2025, from 5-8 pm at Tourist Mennonite Church, 3340 Bahia Vista St, Sarasota, FL 34239.
The funeral will be held on Sunday, November 9, 2025, 10:30 am at Tourist Mennonite Church, with viewing 9:30 to 10:30 am.
Burial will be at Sunnyside Mennonite Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to Duke Duvall, at Light of the World Ministries.
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