Alma Hershberger, 76, Nappanee, passed away at 11:10 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2019, at her residence, after a five year illness.

She was born July 14, 1943, in Bremen to Menno and Magdalena (Borkholder) Kaufman.

She was a member of the Old Order Amish Church. She was a lifetime resident of the Nappaneea and Bremen area. On March 31, 1972, she married Henry D. Hershberger. He preceded her in death Dec. 2, 2018.

She had been a school teacher at Borkholder School.

She is survived by her sons, Dwight (Christina) Hershberger, Shipshewana; Benjamin (Michelle) Hershberger, Wakarusa; Isaac Hershberger, Sarasota, Fla.; Philip (Sara) Hershberger, Nappanee; daughters: Rachel Hershberger, Esther (Kevin) Miller, Kara (Paul) Rexroth, all of Nappanee; Debra (Matthew) Miller, Dundee, Ohio; Rebecca Hershberger, New Paris; 22 grandchildren; sisters: Sarah Buller, Nappanee; Esther Kaufman, Bremen; brothers: Samuel Kaufman, Emery (Betsy) Kaufman, both of Bremen.

She was preceded in death by an infant brother, Noah Kaufman; brother, Enos Kaufman; brother-in-law, Henry Buller; sisters-in-law, Miriam Kaufman and Martha Kaufman.

Funeral services will begin at 9:30 a.m., Friday, Oct. 25, at the Mervin Bontrager residence (69852 C.R. 7, Nappanee).  Home Ministry of the Old Order Amish Church will officiate. Burial will be in West Union Center Cemetery.

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