HESSTON, KS

Bontrager, Marlyn Kenneth, 82, retired Kenworth OTR Driver, passed away Tuesday, January 6, 2015. He was born in Kalona, Iowa to Christopher Perry Bontrager and Viola Fern (Hershberger) Bontrager. He was a graduate of Kalona High School, Kalona, Iowa. After graduation he served in the U.S. Army and was a Korean War Veteran. On June 1, 1974 he married the love of his life, Gladene. He is survived by his wife Gladene Bontrager; children Joni (Stephen) King of St. Louis, Missouri and Brent McElmurry of Santa Fe, New Mexico; grandchildren Emily (Jesse) Benedick of Beloit, Kansas, Matthew King of St. Louis, Missouri and Katherine Williams of St. Louis, Missouri; great grandchildren Elenora Jane Benedick, Benjamin and Logan Williams; sisters Helen Miller of Hesston, Kansas and Marjorie Friesen of Newton, Kansas; many other family and friends. He is preceded in death by his parents Chris and Viola Bontrager, sisters Velma Yoder, Bette Messenger, Clara Belle Schlabaugh and Carolyn Bontrager. Memorials may be designated in his memory to Good Shepherd Hospice, 301 N. Main Ste 300, Newton, Ks 67114. Services will be held 5:00 p.m. Saturday, January 17, 2015, at Hesston United Methodist Church, 606 N. Ridge Rd, Hesston, Kansas. Baker Funeral Home Valley Center has charge.  Condolences may be left for the family at www.bakerfhvc.com