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Betty Y. Hershberger 1957-2026

MESOPOTAMIA -- Betty Y. Hershberger, 68, died Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at home.

She was born April 26, 1957, in Claridon, a daughter of Joe Jay and Elizabeth Hostetler Yoder.

She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church.

Survivors include her husband, Jonas R. Hershberger; children, Raymond Hershberger, Martha Miller, Daniel Hershberger, Maryann Miller, Betty Gingerich, Melvin Hershberger, Jonathon Hershberger and Esther Mast; siblings, Rachel Yoder, Emma Miller, Betty Yoder, Phineas Yoder, Melvin Yoder and Martha Hostetler; and 25 grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by three siblings and two grandchildren.

Visitation will be anytime until the 9 a.m. service Thursday at 10000 N. Girdle Road.

Burial will follow in Wilcox Cemetery.

Arrangements by Sly Family Funeral Home, Middlefield.

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