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Bontrager, Lori (1983-1986)
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1 Jan 1987 p. 5
Birth date: 1959
text of obituary:
Nappanee Woman, Child Die in Sunday Crash
Nappanee, Ind. — Sheryl J. Bontrager, 28, and her daughter, Lori, 3, were fatally injured Dec. 21 in a two-vehicle accident as they were on their way to church.
Police said the crash occurred when Bontrager failed to stop at an intersection. She and her daughter were thrown from their vehicle upon impact. A second daughter, Trisha, 5, was admitted to Elkhart General Hospital with internal and other injuries.
The five people in the other vehicle-a woman and her four daughters-were treated and released from the Elkhart hospital.
In addition to her daughter, Trisha, Bontrager is survived by her husband, Kevin, her parents, maternal grandparents, two sisters, and two brothers. Lori Bontrager is survived by her father and sister, maternal and paternal grandparents, and maternal great-grandparents.
Funeral services were held at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, where Bontrager was a member and sponsor for Mennonite Youth Fellowship.
Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 8 Jan 1987 p. 9
text of obituary:
COMMUNITY NEWS
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Albert and Vivian Bontrager were called home from Florida by the tragic death of a daughter-in-law and granddaughter, who were killed Dec. 21 on the way to Yellow Creek Mennonite Church. Sheryl (Mrs. Kevin) Bontrager, 28, and Lori, 3, were the victims. Sheryl is survived by her husband, a daughter, Trisha, who was injured in the accident; her parents, Joel and Marie Graber; two sisters, Sandy (Mrs. Jeff) Owen of Myakka City, Fla., and Benita Graber of Goshen; two brothers, Kenneth Graber of Nappanee and Jerry Graber of Goshen; and her grandparents, Joe and Cora Nissley of Pinecraft, Fla. Funeral services were held at Yellow Creek Mennonite Church, where she was a member. Bob Detweiler and Wes Bontrager were in charge.
