Alan and Diann Yoder celebrate 60th wedding anniversary
Dr. Alan and Diann Yoder will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on September 17, 2021. Dr. Alan and the former Diann Habegger were married by the Rev. John Sprunger at First Mennonite Church in Berne, Indiana on September 17, 1961.
The couple has two children, Dr. Mark (Julie) Yoder and Michael (Rebecca) Yoder. They have 6 grandchildren: Paul in Los Angeles, California; David (Anna) in Muncie, Indiana; Rachel (Nathan) West in Memphis, Tennessee; Austin (Samantha) in Indianapolis, Indiana; Alec in Columbus, Ohio and Ashlyn in Indianapolis, Indiana.
They have 2 great-grandchildren: Joy and Lucas in Muncie, Indiana.
The couple will be celebrating their anniversary with family.
Diann graduated from the Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1961. She is retired from working as an R.N. at the Bluffton Hospital and at the Family Eye Care Clinic. Dr. Alan graduated from the Indiana University School of Optometry in 1965 and retired from the Family Eye Care Clinic of Bluffton Ohio in 2021.
Dr. Alan and Diann live in Bluffton and attend Ebenezer Mennonite Church.
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