Nora M. Beachy, 83, died March 18, 2013, at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center. She was born June 19, 1922, on the family farm west of Yoder, to Daniel N. and Elizabeth J. (Fry) Miller.

She was a member of Journey Mennonite Church and had taught Sunday school at Pershing Street Mennonite Church. She was a homemaker.

On Aug. 2, 1944, she married Vernon Mahlon Beachy in Yoder. They were part of the Salt City Squares and State Fair Promenaders and they volunteered together at the Et Cetera Shop for many years.

Survivors include: husband, Vernon Beachy of South Hutchinson; three sons, Bill Beachy of Topeka, Dan Beachy and wife Tina of Harrisonburg, Va., and Joe Beachy of South Hutchinson; daughter, Susan Beachy of Yoder; two sisters, Alice Beachy of Sarastoa, Fla., and Cora Miller of Clarence Center, NY; and six grandchildren. Nora was preceded in death by a daughter, Becky Beachy Felton; three brothers, Alvin, Joe and Ray Miller; three sisters, Katie Schrock, Mary Headings, and Mamie Miller; and two infant siblings, Barbara and Roy Miller.

Graveside service will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Yoder Cemetery, followed by a memorial service at 11 a.m. at Journey@SouthHutchinson, 808 S. Poplar, with Campus Pastor Eric Miller officiating. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Visitation with the family present will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Journey@Yoder, one mile north of Yoder.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Journey Mennonite Church, Mennonite Central Committee, or Mennonite Friendship Communities, in care of Elliott Mortuary, 1219 N Main, Hutchinson, KS 67501.