Mark Aaron Jontra

1929 - 2020  (91 years)

• Name	Mark Aaron Jontra
  Born	2 May 1929	Frankfort, Marshall County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Aug 2020	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I30269	Rossville
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	Arley Ernest Jontra
  Mother	Violet Theresa Fagan Jontra
  Family ID	F8634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Kay Ann Sheets Jontra,   d. 26 Oct 2000
  Married	7 May 1960
  Children	1. Carole Jontra
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2022 17:40:31
  Family ID	F8635	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 2 May 1929 - Frankfort, Marshall County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituary- Jontra, Mark Mark Aaron Jontra Mark Aaron Jontra, Willard passed away on Friday, August 14, 2020, at the Rossville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Rossville, Kansas. He was 91 years of age. He was born in Frankfort, Kansas, on May 2, 1929, the son of Arley Ernest Jontra and Violet Theresa (Fagan) Jontra. He grew up in the area of Emmett, Kansas, and attended school there. When he was young he worked on the family farm. He served in the Korean War, in the Army Infantry, and was honorably discharged in 1953. Mark was a charter member of Jimmie Lillard Post No. 31 of the American Legion at Rossville. He was married to Kay Ann Sheets on May 7, 1960. They were married for 40 years. She preceded him in death on October 26, 2000. They had one child, a daughter, Carole. He worked for many years as a Division Lineman in the Communications Department of the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad. He preferred to be outdoors. He enjoyed hunting and boating when he was younger and was an avid fisherman. He also liked to keep a large garden and did so for many years. He was preceded in death by both parents, his wife, Kay, and his brother, Melvin Jontra. Survivors include his daughter, Carole Jontra; two brothers, Marlin Jontra and Larry Van Horn; a sister, Millie Dravo; a sister-in-law, Mary Kay Jontra; two stepsisters, Sue Adams and Kay Williams; two grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and many cousins, nieces, and nephews. A public visitation was held on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at Piper Funeral Home. A private graveside service with military honors was held for the family. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Rossville American Legion Post No. 31 of Rossville, Kansas, may be sent in care of Piper Funeral Home, 714 Maple St., St. Marys, KS 66536.