Austin Yoder, 14, of Stone Creek passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, November 25, 2023.
Born in Dover on October 30, 2009, he was the son of the late Leon Yoder and Amy (Mizer) Yoder of Stone Creek.
Austin was a student at Ridgewood High School in West LaFayette and was a member of the Progress Livestock 4-H Club, the Ridgewood FFA, the Progress Valley Grange, and the Salem Evans Creek Lutheran Church in Stone Creek. He loved participating in tractor pulls and showing his cattle.
In addition to his mother Amy, he will be greatly missed by his grandfather David Mizer of Stone Creek, cousin Cameron Mizer of Stone Creek; uncles and aunts Terry Mizer of Stone Creek, Twila Ropp of Sugarcreek, Luke (Ruth) Yoder of Dover, Dorothy Yoder of Apple Creek, Ronnie (Martha) Yoder of Crimora, Virginia, Eva Keim of Millersburg; and numerous cousins.
He is preceded in death by his father Leon, grandparents Menno M. and Carrie (Miller) Yoder and Diane Mizer; uncles and aunts Earl Yoder, Bill Keim, Ernie Yoder, Pam Mizer, and Ina Yoder.
Services for Austin will be held on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at the Salem Evans Creek Lutheran Church at 11:30 a.m. with Pastor Cathy Ammlung officiating. Burial will follow in Evans Creek Cemetery. Friends may call on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at the Smith-Varns Funeral Home in Sugarcreek from 4-8 p.m., and at the church on Thursday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.prior to the service.
“It’s hard to understand, but it’s not ours to understand. One can be angry, but that is wrong. We have no promise of Earthly life, only one of Eternal life. If there is anything to be learned here it’s that Austin lived a full life and a life that was full. He lived it doing what he loved and loved what he was doing. Many people never know that life. He was ornery, but a true Christian.”
The family would like to sincerely thank Baltic Fire and Rescue for their professional assistance.
Contributions in Austin’s memory may be made to the Ridgewood FFA Alumni at 602 Johnson Street West Lafayette, OH 43845.
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