Elwood John Yoder was born on March 7, 1934, in Milford, Nebraska to Vernon L. and Phoebe Catherine (Roth) Yoder and passed away on March 21, 2022, in Seward, Nebraska at the age of 88 years and 14 days.

Elwood grew up in the Milford area on the family farm where he attended country school. He served in the 1W Service in Denver for two years. On November 4, 1955, Elwood was united in marriage to Elda Stutzman in Lincoln, Nebraska. The couple lived in Grand Junction, Colorado for several years where Elwood worked at Red's Radio and TV repairing radios. In 1959, they moved back to Milford where he began farming with his brother, Wallace until 1973 when Wallace was killed in a tractor accident. Elwood continued to farm until 1992. During the winter months he sold cars at Dean Bros. Ford in Lincoln. In 1988, he received his real estate license and began selling homes for ReMax and later Woods Bros. Realty, retiring in 2004 to spend more time with Elda. Elda passed away in 2006. He was later united in marriage to Maria Ackerman on June 3, 2011, until Maria's death in 2015.

Elwood served on the Dealer Advisory Council for Northrup King Seeds in 1969-1970. He also served as an Elder at Bellwood Mennonite Church for several years, on the Milford School Board from 1973 until 1980, and on the Seward County DHIA. He was currently a member of Beth El Community Church in Milford.

Elwood was preceded in death by his parents; both wives, Elda, 2006 and Maria, 2015; three brothers, Wilfred, Wallace, and Lawrence Yoder; two sisters, Belva Rapp and Elaine Roth; three brothers-in-law, Orie Roth, Charles Sears, and Larry Stutzman; and three sisters-in-law, Silvia Yoder, Nelda Yoder Vogt and Joan Boyd.

Survivors cherishing his memory include his three sons, Randy and wife, Lori Graham Yoder, Canon City, CO, Doug and wife, Sue (Bergstraesser) Yoder, Milford, NE, Bruce Yoder, Lincoln, NE; four grandchildren, Hilary and husband, Jason Fuller, Heather and husband, Fred Benzel, Leslie and husband, Brian Toovey, DJ and wife, Karlette Yoder; 13 great-grandchildren: Quinn and Kellen Fuller; Wyatt, Bella, Camilla and Jameson Benzel; Cole, Jackson and Emily Toovey; and Brecken, Neliyah, Naika, and Ben Yoder; sister and brother-in-law: Wilma and Milton Roth, sister: Joyce Sears, brother and sister-in-law: Norman and Linda Yoder, brother-in-law and sister-in-law: Lonnie and Ruth (Yoder) Vogt; sister-in-law: Beverly Breiner, brother-in-law: Jerry Rapp, brother-in-law and sister-in-law: Andy and Brenda (Stutzman) Minicz; sister-in-law: Rigmor Stutzman, brother-in-law: James Stutzman; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends. To this obituary we add our thoughts, prayers and memories of a life shared with Elwood.