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William Harrison Bontrager

25 Jul 1887 – 18 Dec 1954

Birth	25 Jul 1887
Death	18 Dec 1954
Cemetery	Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery Cedar Rapids , Linn County , Iowa , USA
Added by	Shoiley on 21 May 2023
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193373667

Bio

source: Cedar Rapids Gazette, Saturday, December 18, 1954, pg. 2, col. 2 William H. Bontrager William Harrison Bontrager, 67, of 319 Fifth street NW, a Cedar Rapids resident for 39 years died at his home at 3 a.m. Saturday following a long illness. He was born July 25, 1887, in Johnson county and was married to Mary Elizabeth DeWees Oct. 18, 1911, at Kalona. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Woodrow W. Bontrager of Cedar Rapids; a brother, Joe Bontrager of Wakarusa, Ind., and two granddaughters. Mr. Bontrager was a member of Trinity Methodist church. Services will be conducted in the Turner chapel at 3:30 p.m. Monday by the Rev. Elton D. Wells. Burial will be in Linwood cemetery. Friends may call at the chapel.

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Family

Parents

• Christian Bontrager 1840–1915
• Elizabeth Troyer Bontrager 1844–1906

Spouse

• Mary Elizabeth DeWees Bontrager 1886–1968 FaG

Siblings

• Nancy Ann "Nannie" Bontrager Eash Ammons 1863–1929
• Sarah Catharine "Cassie" Bontrager Marner 1865–1899
• Lydia E Bontrager Petersheim 1868–1945
• Daniel Webster Bontrager 1869–1950
• Elizabeth Ellen "Eliza" Bontrager Preston 1872–1919
• David Edwin Bontrager 1873–1952
• Mary Belle Bontrager Gingerich King 1876–1952
• John Wesley Berntrager 1879–1881
• Elmer Franklin Bontrager 1882–1949
• Joseph Henry Bontrager 1884–1975

Children

• CPL Woodrow W. "Woodie" Bontrager 1919–2012 FaG

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