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Bontrager, Joseph (1958-1963)

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1963 Jan 17 p. 3

Birth date: 1958

text of obituary:

5-YEAR-OLD AMISH BOY CHOKES TO DEATH

Centreville, Mich. — A shell which lodged in the bronchial tube claimed the life of five-year-old Joseph Bontrager, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry S. Bontrager of the Amish settlement here.

The cause of death was not known until an autopsy was performed.

Funeral services were held at the home on Jan. 7.