DEATH: Gladys Jantz, 90

Gladys Jantz, 90, lifetime educator, died Friday, Jan. 2, at Kidron Bethel in North Newton.

The service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at Hillsboro Mennonite Brethren Church with pastor David Plett officiating. Burial will be at 10 a.m. in Gnadenau Cemetery, rural Hillsboro.

The family will receive guests from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at Jost Funeral Home, Hillsboro.

She was born July 10, 1918, to Henry and Lydia (Nickel) Groening at Lehigh. On May 1, 1938, she was married to Harvey Jantz, who predeceased her in 1998.

She is survived by a daughter, Delora and husband Jerry Decker of North Newton; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

A memorial has been established for the library at Hills?boro Mennonite Brethren Church. Condolences may be set to the family via jost@jostfuneralhome.com.

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