Darrel D. Sommers

The service will be livestreamed from Waterford Mennonite Church.  This link will go live 5 to 10 minutes prior to the funeral service

https://youtu.be/VlM8qDAQ4RQ

Darrel D. Sommers,76, of Goshen, passed away peacefully in his sleep on September 24, 2022, at Greencroft Goshen after a long struggle with Parkinson’s disease.

Darrel was born May 7, 1946, in Peru, Indiana, the second child of the late Wayne and Susie Sommers. Growing up the son of a farmer, he learned early to ride horses, milk cows, and love the land, eagerly taking on farming responsibilities as a teenager. He graduated from Bethany Christian High School in 1964 and continued farming with his father, later completing his bachelor’s degree from Goshen College in 1973. On July 7, 1973, he married Karen Laidig at Community Gospel Church. Together they raised a family, Holsteins, hogs, and grain, until he retired from farming and moved to Goshen in 2000. He was then employed with Greencroft maintenance until retiring in 2013.

Darrel was a faithful follower of Jesus Christ and was actively involved at Pleasant View Mennonite Church and then since 1987 at Waterford Mennonite Church.  He enjoyed reading and journaling, volunteered with World Missionary Press and the MCC Resource Center, and always looked forward to returning home from traveling with his wife and friends.

Darrel is survived by his wife of 49 years, Karen, his daughters Kris (Jon) Shenk, Goshen, and Amy (Brian) Biedenbach, Fort Wayne; son Todd (Gretchen) Sommers, Indianapolis; seven grandchildren; two brothers Wayne Arlee (Julia) Sommers, Albuquerque, NM and Dallas (Susan) Sommers, New Stanton, PA; and two sisters Lorraine (Glenn) Reinford, Goshen, and Fern (Dale) Delagrange, Spencerville, IN. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Friends may call Friday, September 30, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 pm at Waterford Mennonite Church, Goshen. There will also be one hour of calling prior to the 11:00 am funeral service on Saturday, October 1, also at Waterford Mennonite Church. A livestream link will be available on the Yoder-Culp Funeral Home website to view the funeral service virtually.

Memorial gifts may be given to World Missionary Press or Waterford Mennonite Church.