James D. Yoder

James (Jim) D. Yoder, 90, of Berne, Indiana passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020, at Swiss Village in Berne.

He was born on July 15, 1929, in Shipshewana, Indiana, the son of the late Glen E. Yoder and the late Beulah E. (Wingard) Yoder. Jim was united in marriage to Marilyn J. (Kennel) on June 10, 1950, in Berne, Indiana.

Jim spent 38 years in the public school, being the first Berne-French school elementary principal. He went on to being an elementary principal in the U.S. embassy school in Bogota, Colombia for several years. He then returned to the Fort Wayne Community Schools in 1964 and served there as a principal and teacher until his retirement in 1990. After his retirement from FWCS, Jim worked in various capacities for several different companies in Fort Wayne.

He and his wife Marilyn returned to Berne in the summer of 2013 to become residents of the Swiss Village retirement community.

Survivors include his wife Marilyn J. Yoder of Berne, Indiana; a son, Dr. Thomas R. (Vicki) Yoder of Fort Wayne, Indiana; two daughters; Rebekah A. (Dr. Terry) Malone of Lexington, Kentucky, Sarah J. Dinkel of Fort Wayne, Indiana; two brothers; Dr. David Yoder of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Terry Yoder of Goshen, Indiana; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

A private family service will be held at the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchofer Chapel in Berne.

Friends will be received from 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 6, 2020, at the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Yager-Kirchofer Chapel in Berne.

Preferred memorials can be made to Trinity English Lutheran Church, Fort Wayne.

Arrangements by Zwick & Jahn Funeral Homes, Yager-Kirchhofer Chapel in Berne, Indiana.