David J. Yoder

May 15, 1941 - February 6, 2021

David J Yoder, 79, passed away February 6, 2021. He was born May 15, 1941 in Holmes County, Ohio to the late Jacob and Sarah Yoder. He was a member of the Old Order Amish Church and attended the First Pinecraft Amish Church in Sarasota. David worked at a liquid fertilizer plant and started coming to Sarasota as snow birds in 1995. He enjoyed fishing and visiting with friends and family. Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 57 years, Ida; children, Marilyn Miller and her husband Richard; Carolyn Slabach and her husband Felty; Vernon Yoder and his wife Ruth; Betty Yoder and her husband Harley; David Yoder and his wife Becky; and daughter-in-law Lori Yoder; brother, Jacob Yoder, Jr. and his wife Anna; sisters, Mary Miller and her husband Henry (deceased); and Betty Raber and her husband Roy; and sisters-in-law, Nettie Yoder and Verba Yoder; 23 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. David is preceded in death by his son, Marvin; grandsons, Aaron and Joshua; and brothers, Paul and Eli. There will be a visitation on Saturday, February 6, 2021 at the First Pinecraft Amish Church under the care of Maloney Funeral Home, Sarasota. Additional visitation and funeral will be in Indiana under the care of Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, Indiana. Burial will be in East Berrens Cemetery in Shipshewana, Indiana. Memories and condolences may be left online at www.MFHcares.com.