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  1. 1.  Brent Michale Shantz was born 12 Sep 1968, Collingwood, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario (son of Rev. John Allan "Allan" Shantz and Marion Clarene Haas); died 15 Sep 1968, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ebenezer Cemetery, Clearview Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172251


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rev. John Allan "Allan" Shantz

    John — Marion Clarene Haas. Marion (daughter of Willard Allan Haas and Ruby Alberta Hamacher) was born 17 May 1937, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 2010; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Marion Clarene Haas was born 17 May 1937, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Willard Allan Haas and Ruby Alberta Hamacher); died 1 Oct 2010; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

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    • Name: Marion Clarene Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-172248

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    SHANTZ, M. Clarene Marion Clarene Shantz was born May 17, 1937 to Willard and Ruby (Hamacher) Haas in New Dundee. Clarene passed away on Friday, October 1, 2010 after a struggle with lung cancer. She served as pastor's wife and later supervised the cafeteria at Eastwood Collegiate. Her love for the Lord and others was demonstrated by volunteering for many organizations. She was predeceased by her parents and two sons, Greg and Brent. Grieving her loss is her husband, Allan; children, Beccy Kennedy (David), Collette Warriner (Michael), and Trevor (Caralyn), 18 grand- children, and seven great- grandchildren, and her sister Elinore Moody. Clarene's family will receive relatives and friends at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo on Tuesday, October 5, 2010 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The funeral service will be held at Faith Evangelical Missionary Church, 3849 King St. E., Kitchener on Wednesday, October 6, 2010 at 1: 00 p.m. with Rev. Bill Anderson and Rev. Ken Wideman officiating. A reception will immediately follow the service at the church. Private interment at Wilmot Centre Cemetery. Donations, in lieu of flowers, can be made to Turn on the Tap at www.samaritanspurse.ca or Faith's Orphans Funds at www.fofcanada.com. Donations may also be arranged by contacting the funeral home at 519-745-8445 or www.erbgood.com.

    Waterloo Region Record 2 Oct 2010

    Children:
    1. Rebecca Jo Anne Shantz
    2. Collette Blanche Shantz
    3. Trevor Anthony Shantz
    4. Gregory Allan "Greg" Shantz was born 20 Dec 1861, Cobourg, Hamilton Twp., Northumberland Co., Ontario; died 26 Jul 1980, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    5. 1. Brent Michale Shantz was born 12 Sep 1968, Collingwood, Nottawasaga Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario; died 15 Sep 1968, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Ebenezer Cemetery, Clearview Twp., Simcoe Co., Ontario.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Sylvanus Anthony Shantz was born 3 Feb 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Daniel S. Shantz and Susannah Catherine Groh); died 12 Sep 1973, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: David Sylvanus Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23950
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farming, on farm
    • Residence: 1921, Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1941, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Shantz, Sylvanus A., died at the K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Sept. 12, 1973; aged 72 y. He was married to Catherine Hintz, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons (Carl*, Allan, Eldon, and Leonard), 2 daughters (Eleanor and Florence-Mrs. James Rothwell), 24 grand children, 2 brothers (Ivan and Lloyd), and one sister (Serena-Mrs. Clayton Eby). He was a member of the First Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Sept. 14; interment in the Hagey Mennonite Cemetery, Preston, Ont.

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    * Carl was adopted by Sylvanus and Catherine, biological son of David & Judith (Hoffman) Hintz. Catherine was a half aunt to Carl - also know as Carl Menno.

    Sylvanus — Catherine Hintz. Catherine (daughter of John L. Hintz and Leah Martin) was born 6 Aug 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Catherine Hintz was born 6 Aug 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John L. Hintz and Leah Martin); died 11 Feb 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Birth: Wallenstein, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Name: Catherine Shantz
    • Name: Kate Hintz
    • Name: Katie Hintz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-28939
    • Residence: 1911, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1981, 1720 Westmount Rd. E., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Children:
    1. Carl Shantz
    2. Eldon Leroy Shantz
    3. Florence Elaine Shantz
    4. 2. Rev. John Allan "Allan" Shantz
    5. Eleanor May Shantz
    6. Leonard Ross Shantz was born 12 Sep 1938; died 22 Aug 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 6.  Willard Allan Haas was born 25 Dec 1908, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Elam S. Haas and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Weber); died 18 Oct 1974, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried 22 Oct 1974, Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-156763
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Notes:

    HAAS, Willard

    While vacationing in Prince Edward Island, suddenly following a heart attack, on Friday, Oct. 18, 1974, Willard Haas, of Route 1, New Dundee, age 66. Mr. Haas was born in Bridgeport, a son of the late Elam Haas and the former Elizabeth Weber. Mr. Haas farmed near New Dundee and was a member of Bethel Missionary Church, New Dundee. Husband of Ruby Hamacher; father of Clarene (Mrs. Allan Shantz), Markham; Elinore (Mrs. Kenneth Moody) of Route 1, New Dundee; brother of Mabel (Mrs. George Pfaff), Route 1, Gadshill; Ada (Mrs. Reuben Dorsch), New Hamburg; Ellen (Mrs. Norman Miller), Route 2, Petersburg and Anna (Mrs. Roy Battler), Wellesley; five grandchildren also survive. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after noon on Monday, until noon on Tuesday, when removal will be made to Bethel Missionary Church, New Dundee, for the service at 3 p.m., with Rev. Paul Storms officating, Interment Wilmot Centre cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 19 Oct 1974 pg 29

    Willard married Ruby Alberta Hamacher 16 Oct 1935, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Ruby (daughter of Gideon Hamacher and Louisa Pfohl) was born 31 Mar 1912, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1990, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Ruby Alberta Hamacher was born 31 Mar 1912, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Gideon Hamacher and Louisa Pfohl); died 1 Aug 1990, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

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    • Name: Ruby Alberta Haas
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-140746

    Children:
    1. 3. Marion Clarene Haas was born 17 May 1937, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Oct 2010; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    2. Elinor Haas was born 1 Dec 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Dec 2013, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 21 Dec 2013, Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Daniel S. Shantz was born 13 Apr 1868, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry Bauman Shantz and Lydia Ann Snyder); died 11 Jan 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6677.4
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Shantz.- Daniel Snyder Shantz, son of the late Henry and Lydia (Snyder) Shantz, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., April 13, 1868; died after a lingering illness in the KitchenerWaterloo Hospital, Jan. 11, 1944; aged 75 y. 8 m. 29 d. September 28, 1892, he was united in marriage with Susannah Catherine Groh who preceded him in death, June 5, 1924. Two daughters also preceded him (Lauretta Alzina, in 1915; and Elva, wife of David Jantzi, in 1941. He is survived by 2 daughters (Malinda, wife of Aaron Biehn, Guernsey, Sask.; and Serena, wife of Clayton Eby, Preston), 4 sons (Ivan, Preston; Floyd, Foam Lake, Sask.; Sylvanus, Strasburg; Lloyd, Hespeler), 21 grandchildren, 4 brothers (William and Ananias, Kitchener; Alvin, Waterloo; Samuel, Breslau), and 2 sisters (Mrs. Leander Snyder, Parkway; Mrs. Henry Feick, Doon). He became a member of the Mennonite Church in March, 1891, and was ordained deacon of the Hagey Mennonite Church in 1907, in which capacity he served for 36 years. Funeral services were held, Jan. 14, 1944, at the Hagey Mennonite Church with B. B. Shantz and J. W. Witmer in charge. Burial in adjoining cemetery.

    There's an open gate at the end of the road
    Through which each must go alone,
    And there in a light we cannot see,
    Our Father claims His own    .

    Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXVI, No . 47 - February 17, 1944, pages 989, 990 and 991

    Daniel married Susannah Catherine Groh 28 Sep 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Susannah (daughter of Reeve Isaac Groh and Mary S. Wanner) was born 3 Nov 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Jun 1924; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susannah Catherine Groh was born 3 Nov 1866, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Reeve Isaac Groh and Mary S. Wanner); died 5 Jun 1924; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Susannah Catherine Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00045-3426
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Susannah Groh, "was born November 3rd, 1866. She is married to Daniel S. Shantz. They reside on a farm two miles south-west of Hespeler. They have one child named Lauretta Alsina."


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Children:
    1. Lauretta Alsina Shantz was born 6 Dec 1893, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 1915, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Ivan Eldon Shantz was born 12 Dec 1894, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1974; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Melinda Shantz was born 7 Feb 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Sep 1964, Lanigan, , Alberta; was buried , Sharon Mennonite Cemetery, Guernsey, Saskatchewan.
    4. Elva Iona Shantz was born 26 Aug 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Aug 1941; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Floyd Shantz was born 2 Aug 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    6. 4. Sylvanus Anthony Shantz was born 3 Feb 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Sep 1973, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Lloyd Anson Shantz was born 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1983; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Serena Lydia Shantz was born 4 Oct 1905, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jun 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  John L. Hintz was born 25 Oct 1864, , Germany (son of Johann Steiner "John" Hintz and Magdalena "Lena" Lushinsky); died 3 Feb 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wellesley Mennonite (David Martin)Cemetery, near, Wallenstein, Waterloo County, Ontario.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51614901
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-49043P
    • Immigration: 1867
    • Immigration: 1867, , Canada
    • Naturalization: 1875, , Canada
    • Occupation: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Agricultural Laborer
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Roman Catholic
    • Naturalization: 1896
    • Occupation: 1901, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1921, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    John — Leah Martin. Leah (daughter of Rev. David B. Martin and Catherina "Catherine" Katie" Weber) was born 24 Jun 1865, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 15 Nov 1910, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , South Peel Mennonite Cemetery, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Leah Martin was born 24 Jun 1865, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Rev. David B. Martin and Catherina "Catherine" Katie" Weber); died 15 Nov 1910, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , South Peel Mennonite Cemetery, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46423272
    • Name: Leah Gingerich
    • Name: Leah Hintz
    • Eby ID Number: 00075-4580.2
    • Residence: 1871, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Children:
    1. 5. Catherine Hintz was born 6 Aug 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 11 Feb 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Simeon Hintz was born 10 Apr 1902, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Oct 1919, Wallenstein, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wellesley Mennonite (David Martin)Cemetery, near, Wallenstein, Waterloo County, Ontario.
    3. Lydian Hintz was born 11 May 1903, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 31 Mar 1992, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Eli Hintz was born 25 Sep 1904, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jun 1980, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Lovina Hintz was born 12 Nov 1907, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jan 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Rebecca Hintz was born 1910, , Ontario, Canada; died 1910; was buried , South Peel Mennonite Cemetery, Peel Township, Wellington Co., Ontario.

  5. 12.  Elam S. Haas was born 5 Nov 1878, Near Bridgeport, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Moses Haas and Annie Maggie Schmidt); died 3 Jun 1937, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00046-3453.4
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Worker
    • Occupation: 1906, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Laborer Farm
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Elam married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Weber 28 Mar 1906, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Lehman Weber and Christina Kesselring) was born 11 Nov 1882, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Elizabeth "Lizzie" Weber was born 11 Nov 1882, St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of John Lehman Weber and Christina Kesselring); died 1954, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Calvary United Brethern Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Haas
    • Name: Lizzie Weber
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-23326
    • Residence: 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Methodist
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Children:
    1. Ada Lorene Haas was born 11 Jul 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Jan 1981, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    2. 6. Willard Allan Haas was born 25 Dec 1908, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1974, , Prince Edward Island, Canada; was buried 22 Oct 1974, Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    3. Mabel Irene Hass was born 14 Apr 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1979; was buried , Lisbon United Cemetery, Lisbon, North Easthope Twp., Perth Co., Ontario.
    4. Anna Elizabeth Haas was born CA 1915; died 2001; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    5. Ellen Haas was born 1916; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.

  7. 14.  Gideon Hamacher was born 5 Mar 1864, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Jacob Hamacher and Mary, son of Jacob Hammacher and Nancy Jantz); died 2 Mar 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-121945P
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesleyan Methodist
    • Occupation: 1894, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter
    • Residence: 1910, 3212 Fischer-Hallman Rd., North Dumfries, Ontario
    • Occupation: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Carpenter, Building
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Notes:

    Gideon Hamacher Died in His 94th year.

    Gideon Hamacher of RR 2, Petersburg, one of the oldest native Wilmot Township residents, died on Monday at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital in his 94th year, following a short illness. He was born March 5th, 1864, in Wilmot Centre, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Hamacher, and lived nearly all his life in Wilmot township. Before his retirement he carried on a lumber business. His wife, the former, Louisa Pfohl predeceased him five years ago. Surviving are three sons, Gordon. of New Dundee; Russell, of Windsor; and Clifford, Petersburg; three daughters, Mrs. Emery, (Alrneta) Strome, Waterloo; Mrs. Willard (Ruby) Haas, Petersburg; and Mrs. Roy (Myrtle) Diefenbaker, of Elmira. Also surviving are 11 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. One son, Quinn, and a daughter, Verge, predeceased him. The funeral was held on Wednesday with service at the Ratz-Bechtel funeral home, Kitchener, and burial in Union Cemetery, New Dundee. Rev. Glenn Strome, a grandson of Mr. Hamacher, conducted the funeral service.

    New Hamburg Independent 7 Mar 1958

    Residence:
    According to an article in the 1984 newspaper, The Advertiser, this red brick house was built by Gideon Hamacher in 1910, and was uniquely built with winding stair cases, up to three layers of brick, exterior verandas and lots of bay windows. This is a Victorian-style house, with a white roof and trim.
    The Red Lion Tavern was formerly located on this site, but it burned down in the early 1900's, and the house was built on this site. Former owners of the land include James Hope and Austin Bricker, who was the roads superintendent for the Township of North Dumfries in 1939.

    Gideon married Louisa Pfohl 24 Apr 1894, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Louisa (daughter of Adam Pfohl and Magdalena Stadelberger, daughter of Adam Pfohl and Lena) was born 26 Apr 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 3 Mar 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Louisa Pfohl was born 26 Apr 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Adam Pfohl and Magdalena Stadelberger, daughter of Adam Pfohl and Lena); died 3 Mar 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Louisa Hamacher
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-283230
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Notes:

    MRS. GIDEON HAMACHER

    Mrs. Gideon Hamacher, 3 Riverside Drive, Elmira, died Tuesday, March 3, at the K-W Hospital after a brief illness. The daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Adam Pfohl, she was a member of Zion Evangelical U.B. Church, Elmira. In 1894 she married Mr. Hamacher in New Hamburg.

    Surviving are three sons, Gordon, New Dundee; Russell, Windsor and Clifford. Petersburg; three daughters. Mrs. Emery (Almeta) Strome, Waterloo; Mrs. Williard (Ruby) Haas, Petersburg and Mrs. Roy (Myrtle) Diefenbecker, Elmira; two brothers, Henry of Petersburg and Milton of Plattsville; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Kinzie and Mrs. Emma Delyea, both of Kitchener; 11 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

    She was predeceased by one son, Quinn Hamacher, in 1946, a daughter, Virgl in 1919 and one son and two daughters in infancy. The body was at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, Kitchener. The funeral was held Friday at 2 p.m. from the funeral home to the Wilmot Centre Evangelical U.B. Church for service at 3 p.m. with Rev. C. B. Heckendorn of Elmira officiating. Burial was at Union Cemetery, Elmira.

    Children:
    1. Gordon Hamacher was born 12 Mar 1896, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1990; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Virginia May "Vergie" Hamacher was born 17 Jul 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Oct 1919, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Quinn Hamacher was born 12 Jun 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 23 Apr 1946, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Russel Haymaker was born 3 Jul 1904, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Apr 1994, Windsor, Essex Co., Ontario, Canada.
    5. Clifford Hamacher was born 3 Jul 1907, , Ontario, Canada; died 6 Jun 1975; was buried , Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Petersburg, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Clara Almeta "Almeta" Hamacher was born 15 Jun 1909, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1993; was buried , New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. 7. Ruby Alberta Hamacher was born 31 Mar 1912, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Aug 1990, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    8. Myrtle Helen Pfohl was born 1915; died 8 Jan 2001, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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