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Anna Mae Burkholder Obituary

Anna Mae Burkholder

March 29, 1933 - March 24, 2026

Anna Mae Burkholder Obituary

Nappanee, Indiana - Anna Mae Burkholder, 92 years, 11 months, and 26 days, of Nappanee, died at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning, March 24, of natural causes at her home.

Anna Mae was born March 29, 1933, in Bremen, to Dan M. and Lovina G (Hochstetler) Hochstetler.

She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. On June 12, 1952, Anna Mae married Alvin E. Burkholder. He preceded her in death on Oct. 22, 1993. To this union were born three daughters and two sons. Anna Mae is survived by two children, Mary Lou Zehr of Goshen and Larry (Marlene) Burkholder of Nappanee; 14 grandchildren; 53 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren; three step-grandchildren; son-in-law, Perry (Eva) Yoder of Shipshewana; daughter-in-law, Carol Borkholder of Milford; two sisters, Esther (Mel) Hochstetler of Ava, Illinois, and Linda (Raymond) Slabaugh of Nappanee; and one brother, Gerald Hochstetler of Marion, Michigan.

Anna Mae was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two daughters, Sharon Burkholder and Etta Fern Yoder; a son, Lamar Burkholder; a grandson, Brandon Zehr; and four brothers, Monroe, Willis, Leroy and David Hochstetler.

Visitation will be held after 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 25, and all day Thursday, March 26, at the Michael Burkholder residence, 29899 C.R. 56, Nappanee. A funeral service will begin at 9:30 a.m. Friday, March 27, also at the Michael Burkholder residence. Bishop Edward Miller and Home Ministries of the Old Order Amish Church will officiate. Burial will take place in Weldy Cemetery.

Arrangements are with Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee.

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Nappanee, Indiana - Anna Mae Burkholder, 92 years, 11 months, and 26 days, of Nappanee, died at 5 a.m. Tuesday morning, March 24, of natural causes at her home.

Anna Mae was born March 29, 1933, in Bremen, to Dan M. and Lovina G (Hochstetler) Hochstetler.

She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. On June 12, 1952, Anna Mae marr

Published on March 25, 2026

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