Hostetler, Dalton Clark (1935-2007)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2007 Aug 6 p. 9

Birth date: 1935 Aug 22

text of obituary:

DALTON C. HOSTETLER

Dalton Clark Hostetler, 71, of Hesston, Kan., died July 15, 2007. He was born Aug. 22, 1935, to Chancy H. and Alta S. Zimmerman Hostetler on the family farm in Harper.

On Sept. 3, 1958, he married Donnabel A. Spicher at Hesston.

At the age of 12, he placed his faith in Jesus Christ and was baptized at Pleasant Valley Mennonite Church of Harper.

He received a civil engineering degree from Kansas State University in 1961. He did engineering work in Kansas City and Wichita for the next 40 years. He viewed his retirement years as a wonderful opportunity to teach and disciple others in God’s Word. Volunteering and spending time with his grandchildren were high priorities for him.

Survivors include his wife, Donnabel; three children, Denise Prieb and her husband, Keith, of Derby, Dawn Minear and her husband, Brad, of Wichita, and Dirk Hostetler and his wife, Sonya, of Rogers, Ark.; a brother, Clifton Hostetler of Kansas City; a niece, Rachel Hostetler; and eight grandchildren.

Memorial services were held at Garden Community Church. Burial was in the church cemetery at Moundridge.