Naomi Derstine Hunsberger

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Naomi's memorial service will begin at 4 p.m., Saturday, August 29, 2020.  Click on the Livestream link for Naomi's service: https://boxcast.tv/channel/n12gpk18euckrb3gcgs4

Topic: Family remembrance in honor of Naomi Hunsberger
Time: Aug 29, 2020 05:00 PM Indiana (East)

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Naomi Derstine Hunsberger, 87, of Goshen died Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Greenhouse Village. She loved to entertain people, and loved when her family was all together. She was an advocate for inclusion especially in relationships between the college and community in Goshen and between Haitians and Foreign workers in Haiti. She was a passionate sports fan and attended all of her children’s sporting events.

Naomi was born August 9, 1933 in Telford, Pennsylvania, to David D. and Mabel (High) Derstine. On June 13, 1959 she married Arlin K. Hunsberger in Blooming Glen, Pennsylvania. He survives along with three children, Michael (Susan Graber) Hunsberger of New Zealand, Sally Ann (Michael Fay) Hunsberger of Washington, D.C. and Susan (Trevor Bechtel) Hunsberger of Ann Arbor, Michigan; three grandchildren, Evelyn Hunsberger, Paul Hunsberger Fay and Sara Fay Hunsberger. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by infant sons, Steven Ray and John Paul Hunsberger. Her siblings include Howard (Hannah Kratz, deceased) Swartley (deceased), David (Maxine Troyer) Derstine (deceased), Thelma (William, deceased) Swartzendruber, Edna (Jay, deceased) Hostetler (deceased) and Joe (Rachel Yoder) Cressman.

A 1951 graduate of Souderton High School and a 1955 graduate of Goshen College, Naomi taught school in Pennsylvania before marrying Arlin.  Naomi and Arlin lived in Haiti for 18 years. Naomi established what would become the MCC Self Help fair trade craft program in Haiti, hosted diplomatic entourages for a variety of church and government programs, and started the Afternoon Sabbatical program at Goshen College.  She was a member of College Mennonite Church. A memorial service will be livestreamed from www.collegemennonite.org on Saturday August 29 ^th at 4 p.m. A time of sharing and reflection will follow at 5 p.m.

Memorial donations may be given to Goshen College Endowment - Hunsberger Haitian Art Collection or Boys and Girls Club of Goshen.