HARLEYSVILLE, Pa. - Clayton Laban Swartzentruber was born May 16, 1928, to Laban and Nanna Swartzentruber. He went to heaven on Aug. 12, 2010. Funeral Services were held in Lansdale, on Aug. 16. He is survived by his wife, Margaret Louise Risser Swartzentruber; five children and 13 grandchildren, Don (children Ryan and Rachele), Jon (wife Jane Trent, children Ashley, Travis, Jill), Evon Swartzentruber Bergey (husband Phil, children Brandon, Bryce, Benjamin), Lon, (wife Sandy, children David and Abby), and Ron (wife Maureen, children Miriam, Reid, Lydia). He is also survived by his sister Dorcas Miller. He holds a BA degree from Eastern Mennonite College, an MDiv from Goshen Biblical Seminary, and a PhD from Walden University. Clayton was raised in Greenwood, Del., and taught at the Mennonite school there. He was Principal at Western Mennonite High School in Salem, Oregon from 1952 – 1956, and taught at Bethany High School in Goshen, Indiana from 1956-58. As Superintendent, he helped found Central Christian High School in Kidron Ohio, and he served there from 1958 – 67. He served as Superintendent of Rockway Mennonite High School in Kitchener, Canada from 1967-1969. In 1969, he moved with his family to Harleysville, and worked as a Guidance Counselor in the Perkiomen Valley Schools. He founded the Mainland Institute, a graduate extension school of Marywood College in Scranton; serving on the pastoral team at Salford Mennonite Church in Harleysville. He later was ordained as pastor at Methacton Mennonite Church, and later at Deep Run East. He served on the Franconia Conference Leadership Commission, was an Overseer in the Franconia Mennonite Conference, and served on numerous Mennonite Church boards, including the Board of Eastern Mennonite University. He founded the Kairos School of Spiritual Formation. He was a churchman, educator, and Christian businessman. He was a loving father, husband, grandfather, and friend. He will be missed by many whom he befriended, many whom he nurtured and mentored, and by many whose lives he touched with his wisdom, humor, and life of service. He's with his heavenly father now, and his parents, twin brother, and sisters who have gone on before. May he rest in peace, and in the love of those who remain. In lieu of flowers, donations in his memory may be made to Kairos School of Spiritual Formation, 2160 Highway East #13, Lancaster, PA 17602.