Bontrager, Jonas J. D. (1913-2010)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2010 Aug 9 p. 9

Birth date: 1913 May 17

text of obituary:

JONAS BONTRAGER

Jonas “J.D.” Bontrager, 97, died July 28, 2010, at Promise Regional Medical Center, Hutchinson, Kan. He was born May 17, 1913, to D.Y. and Susan Nissley Bontrager near Haven.

A resident of South Hutchinson since 1998, he had previously lived in Yoder and Iowa City, Iowa. He was a farmer and a mechanic. In 1976, he retired from his job as a house mechanic for the University of Iowa. After his retirement, he had a saw sharpening business in Yoder. He was a member of South Hutchinson Mennonite Church.

He married Alma Roth on Dec. 1, 1938, in Milford, Neb. She preceded him in death on June 6, 2002.

Survivors include a son, Dale Bontrager of Harlan, Ind.; two daughters, Joan Boley of Golden, Colo., and Mary Alice Troyer of La Junta, Colo.; five brothers, Abe Bontrager of South Hutchinson, Ira Bontrager of Springfield, Mo., Eli Bontrager of Newton, David Bontrager of Hutchinson and Glen Bontrager of Portage, Mich.; two sisters, Mae Popp of South Hutchinson and Emma Lou Saunders of Vinita, Okla.; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma; two brothers, Dan and Roy Bontrager; and two sisters, Ida Yoder and Clara Yoder.

Funeral services were held at South Hutchinson Mennonite Church. Burial was in Yoder Mennonite Cemetery.