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

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2010 Aug 9 p. 9

Birth date: 1913 May 17

text of obituary:

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.