Donna Bontrager Obituary

Donna Kay Bontrager

Oct 31, 1948 - Aug 18, 2025

Goshen, IN

Donna Kay Bontrager, 76, died Monday, August 18, 2025, at Majestic Care of Goshen in Indiana.

She was born October 31, 1948, in Elkhart, to Keith E. and Betty L. (Mast) Sensenbaugh.

On May 18, 1968, she married Wayne J. Bontrager at Bethel United Methodist Church in Elkhart, Indiana. He preceded her in death June 25, 2015.

She is survived by a daughter, Rheann (Jim Sinclair) Bontrager, Petoskey, Michigan; a son, Niles (Melissa) Bontrager, Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan; a grandson, Cole Sinclair; a sister, Barb (Steve) Wise, Bristol; a brother, Larry (Sue) Sensenbaugh, Lake Placid, Florida; many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends.

A 1966 graduate of Elkhart High School; Donna had the gift of creativity. For 17 years she volunteered putting together 8th grade plays. She adapted the novel "The Last Fling" in to a play. She enjoyed making crafts, painting and floral arranging, that she would often give as gifts. She also had a love for travel and was a voracious reader.

Donna was especially close to her "Norwalk girlfriends" and enjoyed spending time with them.

Visitation will be Tuesday, August 26, 2025, beginning at 11 a.m. prior to 1 p.m. funeral service at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home in Indiana. Entombment will follow at Rice Cemetery, Elkhart, Indiana.

According to her wishes, Donna would like memorials to be given to Dogtown Resort, 11925 C.R. 10, Middlebury, IN 46540 a pet rescue center.