John Mitchel Yoder, 84, a resident of Wildwood, IL, passed away on April 9, 2022 at Warren Barr in Lincolnshire, IL. He was born May 21, 1937 in Goshen, IN. to Donald and Juanita Yoder.
John worked at Abbot Labs for 40 year. He earned many awards from The Boy Scouts of America. He was a proud member of Boy Scouts of America for many years and earned many awards, badges and metals including; Boy Scout Silver Beaver Award, Wood Badge, and Order of the Arrow and National Presidents Scoutmaster Award of Merit. He was a United States Marine for 4 years.
He married the love of his life Diane on April 12,1969 in Wildwood, IL.
He is survived by his wife Diane, his children Deborah (Bruce) Johnson, Katrina (Miguel) Garcia-Franco, Michael Yoder, and Randy Yoder; his grandchildren Jacquelin Johnson, Elizabeth Johnson, Bruce (Tiffany) Johnson; and his great-grandchildren Dillon Johnson, Austin Johnson, Blake Johnson, Noah Childs, Paradise Childs, Drake Johnson, Brayden Johnson, Zianni Calhoun, Mia Johnson, Caleb Johnson, and Keegan Johnson, his great Great-grandchildren Parker Johnson, and Charlie Elliot; and his sibling Lowell D. Yoder of Grand Prairie, TX.
He is was preceded in death by his parents Donald and Juanita Yoder.
A Funeral Visitation will be held on Thursday April 14, 2022 from 11: A.M. to 12:00 P.M funeral services follow at 12:00 P.M,
In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the Boy Scout Troop #671, or the Alzheimer’s Association in John’s memory.
All funeral arrangements were held privately and entrusted to Strang Funeral Chapel, 410 E. Belvidere Road, Grayslake, IL 60030. For more information, please call (847)223-8122 or visit www.StrangFuneral.org.
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