A GOOD WOMAN
The world lost a VERY good woman this weekend with the passing of my mother-in-law Kathryn Yoder. Katheryn passed on after a brief battle with liver cancer. She was 87 years young.
In the 17 years I knew Kathryn I never saw her angry and I never heard her say a bad word about anyone. She even thought her son-in-law was a good guy. I was always amazed at her open hospitality as there was always room for someone who needed a place to stay or needed a warm meal. She was always willing to give her friends rides to where ever they needed to go even if it was to the bank for a free cookie and coffee.
When our home was devastated by the Mouse River flood in Minot she opened her home to us for the 9 months it took for us to rebuild. Every school day for the past 3 years our kids would go to grandmas until we could pick them up after work, never a complaint on her part.
Kathryn was an active member of her church to the end and her final request is for any memorials to go to her church's national disaster missions (Mennonite Relief Fund).
While I will certainly miss Kathryn's terrific attitude and generousity I am most sad for my bride at the loss of her mother and for our kids as Katheryn was their last living grandparent. God has called a faithful servent home and there is certainly joy in that for those who loved her here.
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