Wayne D. Yoder, son of Jerry and Anna Yoder, was born November 18, 1942 at Goshen, Indiana. He grew up and received his education in that area, graduating from Millersburg, Indiana High School. He worked as a carpenter for a few years before entering the U.S. Marines on September 2, 1965. He served in Viet Nam and was injured while on active duty in May of 1966. Wayne was discharged on June 28, 1967 and returned to Indiana for a short time and then moved to California where he drove truck. He moved back to Indiana in 1971 and worked at Starcraft Boat Industries. He was united in marriage to Mary Snyder on June 19, 1972 in Las Vegas, Nevada and they lived in California before moving back to Indiana in 1973. They moved to South Dakota in November of 1976 where he worked at Peterson Trailers near White, South Dakota before becoming employed at 3M in Brookings in 1978. He retired in 1998 and did some freelance carpentry work. Wayne died on Sunday, November 10, 2013 at Prairie Lakes Hospital in Watertown at the age of 70 years. He was a member of the D.A.V, the V.F.W. and the American Legion. Wayne loved watching sports, and was a fan of the Cleveland Browns, the Indiana Hoosiers and the New York Yankees. He also enjoyed the History Channel, reading and watching his grandchildren's activities. Grateful for having shared his life are his wife Mary of Toronto; one daughter Kelly Buchert and her husband Jason of Russell, MN; one son Ryan and his wife Julia of Brookings; five grandchildren, Monica, Holden, Jordyn, Corbin and Tobias; seven siblings, Edna Mast and her husband Harold of Converse, IN, Orville Yoder and his wife LaJane of Goshen, IN, Arlene Wenger and her husband Ron of Goshen, Glenn Yoder of Bristol, IN, Ervin Yoder and his wife Evelyn of Wauseon, OH, Jerry Yoder, Jr. of Fern Creek, KY, Esther Yoder of Indianapolis, IN; several brothers and sisters in law; and a host of other relatives and friends. Wayne was preceded in death by his parents. His funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Friday, November 15, 2013 at the Estelline American Legion. Visitation will be from 4PM to 7PM Thursday at Geise Funeral Home in Estelline.