Marjorie Yoder Mitchell of Wallington, Pa has sent word that her father Lester Leo Yoder passed away in Leesburg, Florida on July 21, 1997. He was 96 years of age. Lester was born on Sep.13, 1900 and was the son of Enos Yoder (1861-1944)(YB13729)of East Palestine,OH and Rose Ann Greiner. Lester had done extensive research into the Ohio Mennonite Yoders...in his own words, written in 1983: "At the time our children were born and we got baby books for them in which we had to fill in names of ancestors, my father, Enos Yoder, could not give me any information except that his father and mother had visited relatives in Pennsylvania when he was still at home...." That was the beginning of his efforts...over a period of years he gathered family data including information which was subsequently made into a family descendant tree on a blueprint stock, by his cousin Leonard A. Yoder. Other cousins, Harvey and Carl Yoder sponsored family reunions for many years for descendants of their grandparents Abraham and Elizabeth (Nold) Yoder (Abraham b.1819 d. 9/8/1888 Midway,OH- YB1372). The work by such folks as Lester has provided the foundation we are bulding upon today...we join his family in their sorrow, and rejoice at his life and his contributions.