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Leah G. (Yoder) Roberts
LEAH G. (YODER) ROBERTS
Kalona
Leah G. (Yoder) Roberts, 96, of Kalona, passed from this life on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021, at Pleasantview in Kalona. A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sharon Center United Methodist Church at 2804 520th St. SW, Kalona. Masks are required for the service. Burial will follow at the Sharon Center Methodist Cemetery. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 11, 2021, at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A memorial fund has been established for Sharon Center United Methodist Church and Pleasantview.
Survivors include three children, Jimmy Dale (Chris) Roberts of Frytown, Susan Beth Roberts of Washington and Lori Ann (Bret) Chalupa of Kalona; six grandchildren, Larry, Amy, John, Christopher, Jamie and Andy; six great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ruby Campos of Oak Park, Ill., and Eunice (Jim) Brenneman of Denver, Colo.; one brother, Phil (Judy) Yoder of Iowa City; and two sisters-in-law, Marilyn Yoder of Archbold, Ohio, and Carolyn Yoder of Stevensville, Mich.
Preceding Leah in death were her parents; her husband, Dale in 1991; three sisters, infants Lois and Ruth Yoder and Rhoda Mae Yoder; and three brothers, D. Paul (Ila Mae), Luke and Joe Yoder.
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