Bontrager, Mary Magdalene, daughter of Samuel and Barbara (Mishler) Kempf, was born in Johnson Co., Iowa, Jan. 5, 1874; died at the Pleasantview Home, Kalona, Iowa, Jan. 21, 1973; aged 99 y. 16 d. On Dec. 1, 1896, she was married to David Bontrager, who preceded her in death in 1952. Surviving are 3 daughters (Florence - Mrs. Meredith Maas, Sr., Gladys - Mrs. J. J. Hostetler, and Lois - Mrs. Harold Swartzendruber), 3 sons, (Ray, Lloyd, and Cecil), 21 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Mrs. Catherine Spry and Mrs. Florence Miller. She was preceded in death by one son (D. Russell), one daughter (Nadine - Mrs. Clarence Hershberger), and 3 sisters. She was a member of the Kalona Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 24 in charge of Carl L. Smeltzer and J.J Hostetler; interment in the Sharon Hill Cemetery.
Bontrager, Mary Magdalene, daughter of Samuel and Barbara (Mishler) Kempf, was born in Johnson Co., Iowa, Jan. 5, 1874; died at the Pleasantview Home, Kalona, Iowa, Jan. 21, 1973; aged 99 y. 16 d. On Dec. 1, 1896, she was married to David Bontrager, who preceded her in death in 1952. Surviving are 3 daughters (Florence - Mrs. Meredith Maas, Sr., Gladys - Mrs. J. J. Hostetler, and Lois - Mrs. Harold Swartzendruber), 3 sons, (Ray, Lloyd, and Cecil), 21 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren, 4 great-great-grandchildren, and 2 sisters (Mrs. Catherine Spry and Mrs. Florence Miller. She was preceded in death by one son (D. Russell), one daughter (Nadine - Mrs. Clarence Hershberger), and 3 sisters. She was a member of the Kalona Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Jan. 24 in charge of Carl L. Smeltzer and J.J Hostetler; interment in the Sharon Hill Cemetery.
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