Dr. Paul E. Hodel

Dr. Paul E. Hodel, 84, passed away Sunday, November 15, 2020, in Goshen at Greencroft Healthcare.

Paul was born January 10, 1936 in Peoria, Illinois, to John and Esther (Smucker) Hodel.

On November 25, 1960 he married Barbara Amstutz in Goshen.

Barbara survives, along with two children, Martin (Shana Kauffman) Hodel of Northfield, Minnesota and Elizabeth (Mark) Fakhoury of Indianapolis; five grandchildren: Anika, Christoph and Julia Hodel, and Stuart and Miriam Fakhoury; and a brother Ernest (Tanya) Hodel of Indianapolis.

He was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Ilse Yoder.

Paul graduated from Goshen College in 1957, then from Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, in 1961. He practiced and taught in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Chicago, Harlan, Kentucky and Toledo Ohio.

Paul's quiet and gentle nature gained him the respect and admiration of colleagues, friends and family. His deep faith drew him to life-long involvement in church, including years of serving as elder and musician in Toledo Mennonite Church.  In recent years Paul enjoyed attending Waterford Mennonite Church in Goshen.

Private family service and burial in Violett Cemetery will take place November 25, 2020.

In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts may be sent to Mennonite Central Committee, P.O. Box 500, Akron, PA 17501 https://mcc.org/ or to the Medical Benevolence Foundation, P.O. Box 96877, Washington, DC 20090, https://medicalmission.org/ which serves and trains medical personnel in Africa.