Marcia E. Bontrager

Marcia E. Bontrager, 90, of Elkhart, died Monday, January 29, 2018 at Elkhart General Hospital.

She was born July 14, 1927 in Rochester to Norman and Amelia (Behney) Baldwin.

On November 11, 1950 she married Edward E. Bontrager.

He survives along with nine children, Dottie (Gail) Groves of Goshen, Diana (Gary) Cook of Edwardsburg, Michigan, Darlene (Steve) Fanning of Shipshewana, Deborah L. (Vern) Bontrager of Elkhart, Denise (Russell) Jensen of Ft. Wayne, Deloris (Craig) Gibson of South Bend, Edward (Tami) Bontrager II of Warsaw, Donna (Tim) Miller of Tucson, Arizona and Dorene (Merle) Zook of Mount Sidney, Virginia; 28 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.

Along with her parents she was preceded in death by a sister, Louise Ganshorn, a brother, Norman Baldwin II, and a grandson, Anthony Zook.

Marcia was a member of Belmont Mennonite Church where she served as an elder and was active in the Mother’s Club and prayer group.  She worked as a supervisor at Miles Laboratories, Elkhart.

Visitation will be Friday, Febuary 2, 2018 from 9:30 until 10:45 a.m. at Belmont Mennonite Church, 925 Oxford St., Elkhart, followed by an 11 a.m. funeral service. Her son-in-law, Pastor Russell Jensen, will officiate.

A private family burial will follow the service at Prairie Street Cemetery, Elkhart.

Memorial gifts may be directed to the church.