Earl Lee Yoder, 77, Nappanee, died at 7:50 p.m. Friday, May 3, 2024, at St. Vincents Hospital, Indianapolis.

He was born June 10, 1946. His wife of 59 years, Kathryn (Stutzman) Yoder, whom he married Dec. 18, 1964, survives. He also is survived by six children, Ray (Elizabeth) Yoder, Nappanee, Brian (Angela) Yoder, Bourbon, Wade (Cheryl) Yoder, Nappanee, Bonnie (Lester) Plank, Nappanee, James (Jolene) Yoder, Nappanee, and Sherry (Glen) Detweiler, Middlebury; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-randchildren; and four siblings, Etta Ferne (Dan) Gingerich, Belle Center, Ohio, Katie Miller, Browerville, Ga., Raymond (Janice) Yoder, Goshen, and Everett (Polly Anna) Yoder, Rushsylvania, Ohio.

Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, is handling arrangements.