GOSHEN —
Barbara Katherine Reber, 86, died at her home Tuesday morning. She had been in failing health the past two years.
She was born Nov. 13, 1925 in Milford, Neb., to David Elmer and Elizabeth Emma (Rediger) Bender.
She married Donald D. Reber June 16, 1946, in Milford. He survives.
Also surviving are four daughters, Karen Sue Senft, Goshen, Beth Ann Reber Wenger, Harrisonburg, Va., Mary Kay (Dan) Hostetler, Rochester, Minn., and Carol Jean (Larry) Brundege, Moneta, Va.; a son, Jon (Kimberly) Reber, Columbia, N.J.; 11 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and a brother, Merle Bender, Hesston, Kan.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Dorothy Bender; and a brother, Merton Bender.
A 1942 graduate of Milford High School, Milford, Neb., Mrs. Reber attended both Hesston and Goshen colleges.
Mrs. Reber served as a missionary to Japan from 1952 to 1967. She also worked as a bank executive in Lombard, Ill. and as executive secretary for Women’s Missionary Service Commission for the Mennonite Church.
A Goshen resident since 1976, she was a member of College Mennonite Church in Goshen where she served as a greeter. As a volunteer, she ran the gift shop at Oaklawn.
There will be no public visitation.
A memorial service is set for 11:30 a.m. Friday at College Mennonite Church with Pastor Phil Waite officiating.
Memorials may be made to College Mennonite Church or to Mennonite Mission Network.
Yoder-Culp Funeral Home is assisting with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to www.yoderculpfuneralhome.com
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