Michael Gene Yoder, 62, of Cedar Rapids, died Wednesday, March 28, 2018 at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital, from complications during a lengthy hospital stay. Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity-St. James United Methodist Church by Rev. Carol Sundberg; please wear casual attire. Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday at Teahen Funeral Home and after 10 a.m. Tuesday at the church. A burial will take place at a later date.
Michael is survived by his wife Donna; son Aaron Wilder of Charlotte, NC; two brothers Lonnie (Teresa) of Harrisonburg, VA and Denny (Becky) of Wellman; sister Minnie (Tom) Richardson of Oskaloosa; sister in law Carol (Bill) Reddick of Iowa City; seven nieces and nephews; three cats, Grayc, Abby and Weebles; and many other family members and close friends.
Michael was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Beulah; and mother in law Dorothy Eimen.
Michael was born on November 29, 1955 in Iowa City, the son of Robert and Beulah Dickel Yoder. He graduated in 1974 from Mid-Prairie High School, Wellman and Iowa State University in 1978. Michael worked at Alliant Ener...[more]
as a lineman and floor operator since 1992, retiring in 2012. On January 11, 2003 he married Donna Marie Eimen at the Little Brown Church, Nashua.
Michael enjoyed working on his Ford 8N tractor, taking long walks, watching westerns, tinkering, and visiting with friends and family. He was full of wisdom and had well-articulated opinions, good old fashioned "know how" and a tremendous dry sense of humor. Each time you saw Michael, you would learn something new. He will be greatly missed, and never forgotten.
Instead of flowers memorials may be directed to the family or an animal shelter of your choice.