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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Murray Ralph Shantz

    Murray — Sharon Louise Heintz. [Group Sheet]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Ralph Emerson Shantz was born 10 May 1927 (son of Mervin Shantz and Florence B. Burkhard); died 15 Aug 1990.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-117173

    Ralph — Marjorie Rose Witmer. Marjorie (daughter of Vernon H. Witmer and Vinetta Rose Shantz) was born 22 Nov 1924; died 22 Aug 2003. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Marjorie Rose Witmer was born 22 Nov 1924 (daughter of Vernon H. Witmer and Vinetta Rose Shantz); died 22 Aug 2003.

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    • Name: Marjorie Rose Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-48096

    Children:
    1. Carolyn Yvonne Shantz
    2. 1. Murray Ralph Shantz
    3. Rosemary Denise Shantz
    4. Ronald Gary Shantz


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Mervin Shantz was born Feb 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Allan B. Shantz and Catherine Shirk); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-158478
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer's Son
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer

    Mervin married Florence B. Burkhard 25 Mar 1925, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Florence (daughter of Enoch Burkhardt and Hannah Eby) was born 14 Dec 1902, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Florence B. Burkhard was born 14 Dec 1902, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario (daughter of Enoch Burkhardt and Hannah Eby); died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Florence B. Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-373
    • Occupation: 1925, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; Housekeeper

    Children:
    1. 2. Ralph Emerson Shantz was born 10 May 1927; died 15 Aug 1990.

  3. 6.  Vernon H. Witmer was born 25 Jul 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Rev. John Wesley Witmer and Almeda Hallman); died 20 Sep 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Church Membership: Preston Mennonite Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-86995
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1923, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Witmer.- Vernon H., son of J. Wesley and Almeda (Hallman) Witmer, was born in Wilmot Twp., Ont., July 25, 1902; died at Cambridge (Ont.) Hospital on Sept. 20, 1989; aged 87. On June 20, 1923, he was married to Vinetta Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Marjorie Shantz, Margaret Hoover, and Dorothy Phillips), 3 sons (Robert, Ross, and Glenn), 3 brothers (Edward, Eldon, and Melvin), and one sister (Grace Sider). He was a member of Preston Mennonite Church. Funeral services were held at Fairview Centre on Sept. 23, in charge of Amzie Brubacher; interment in Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery.

    Gospel Herald - Volume 82, Number 42 - October 17, 1989, page 742

    Vernon married Vinetta Rose Shantz 20 Jun 1923, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Vinetta (daughter of Wendel R. Shantz and Priscilla Swartz) was born 24 Aug 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Vinetta Rose Shantz was born 24 Aug 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Wendel R. Shantz and Priscilla Swartz); died 2 Aug 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Vinetta Rose Witmer
    • Eby ID Number: Waterloo-244062
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1923, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic

    Notes:

    Witmer, Vinetta Rose Shantz, 94, Cambridge, Ont. Born: Aug. 24, 1902, Berlin, Kitchener, Ont., to Wendel R. and Priscilla Swartz Shantz. Died: Aug. 2, 1997, Cambridge, Ont. Survivors - children: Marjorie Shantz, Margaret Hoover, Robert, Ross, Fred, Dorothy Phillips; brother and sister: Clayton Shantz, Dorothy Snyder; 23 grandchildren, 48 greatgrandchildren, 3 great-greatgrandchildren. Predeceased by: Vernon Witmer (husband). Funeral: Aug. 6, Preston Mennonite Church, by Paul Martin. Burial: Mannheim Mennonite Church Cemetery.

    Gospel Herald - Volume 90, Number 35 - September 9, 1997

    Children:
    1. Margaret Witmer
    2. Dorothy Witmer
    3. Robert Witmer
    4. Ross Witmer
    5. Glenn Witmer
    6. 3. Marjorie Rose Witmer was born 22 Nov 1924; died 22 Aug 2003.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Allan B. Shantz was born 14 Aug 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Wendel E. Shantz and Anne "Nancy" Bowman, son of Wendel E. Shantz); died 14 Nov 1931, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Business: RR3, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Rosemount Farm - Dairy
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6770.2
    • 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; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    SHANTZ--ALLEN B., son of Mr. and Mrs. Wendel E. Shantz, Kitchener, Ont., died Nov. 14, 1931, in the K. W. Hospital in Kitchener, aged 59 years. He was a member of the Sterling Ave. Mennonite Church of Kitchener, and is survived by his wife, 4 sons, and 3 daughters, namely: Mervin, Russell, Edward, Frank, Erma (Mrs. M. Bingeman), Florence, and Anna; also by five grandchildren and the following brothers and sisters: Sidney, Mrs. E. G. Lang, Mrs. W. Durham, and Misses Bertie and Susie Shantz. One brother (Dr. U. B. Shantz) predeceased him some six years ago. Funeral services were held Nov. 17 from his late home and at the Sterling Ave. Church, conducted by U. K. Weber, pastor of the congregation, and S. F. Coffman, of Vineland, Ont.

    Gospel Herald - Vol. XXIV, No. 42 - January 14, 1932 - Pages 911, 912

    Allan married Catherine Shirk 1 Mar 1899, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Catherine (daughter of Peter Shirk and Magdalena Martin) was born 20 Mar 1875, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 25 Jan 1954, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Catherine Shirk was born 20 Mar 1875, Bridgeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Peter Shirk and Magdalena Martin); died 25 Jan 1954, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Catherine Shantz
    • Name: Katy Shirk
    • Eby ID Number: 00101-5668
    • Residence: 1891, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Catharine Shirk, "was born March 20th, 1875."


    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.].

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    Mrs. Catherine Shantz, 79, of Kitchener died at Elmira Private Hospital Monday. Born in Bridgeport, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter Shirk. She was a member of Stirling Ave. Mennonite Church and of the Missionary Society. Surviving are three sons, Mervin of Alma, Edward of Kitchener and Frank of Kitchener; three daughters. Mrs. Marshall (Erma) Bingeman, Mrs. Maxwell (Florence) Becker and Mrs. Ewan (Anna) Cameron, all of Kitchener; one brother, Noah Shirk of Bridgeport: four sisters, Mrs. Addison D. Snyder of Bloomingdale, Mrs. Addison S. Snider, Mrs. Ben Drudge and Mrs. Walter Shantz, all of Bridgeport. Her husband, Allan B. Shantz, predeceasedher in 1931. The body is at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, until Friday noon, when removal will be made to Stirling Ave. Mennonite Church for the funeral at 2: 30 p.m., Rev. Wilfred Ulrich, assisted by Rev. U. K. Weber, will officiate. Interment will be in Woodland Cemetery.

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 26 Jan 1954 pg 5

    Children:
    1. Vernon Shantz was born 12 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 May 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. 4. Mervin Shantz was born Feb 1902, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Erma Shantz was born 13 Jul 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Florence May Shantz was born 2 Sep 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 30 Mar 1999, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Russell Shirk Shantz was born 25 Sep 1913, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Apr 1941, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Edward Shantz was born 14 Nov 1915, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Apr 1993.
    7. Anna Kathleen Shantz was born 20 Jan 1919, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 29 Nov 2004, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Frank Shirk Shantz was born 12 May 1921, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 21 Jan 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  3. 10.  Enoch Burkhardt was born 28 Jan 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Joseph Burkhart and Sarah Sitler); died 1940; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Eby ID Number: 00019-1497.2
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1881, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Enoch married Hannah Eby 2 Oct 1887, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Hannah (daughter of Elias B. Eby and Rachel Shantz) was born 13 Apr 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1943; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Hannah Eby was born 13 Apr 1867, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (daughter of Elias B. Eby and Rachel Shantz); died 1943; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • Name: Hannah Burkhardt
    • Eby ID Number: 00031-2403
    • Residence: 1871, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Hannah Eby, "was born April 13th, 1867. She is married to Enoch Burkhardt."


    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. Ivan Burkard died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Gordon Burkard died Yes, date unknown.
    3. Martha Ella Burkhardt was born 24 Jun 1888, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jan 1944.
    4. Henry Elias Burkard was born 29 Aug 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 May 1941; was buried , Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Joseph Edwin Burkhard was born 14 May 1892, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 May 1894; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. Ida May Burkhardt was born 25 Nov 1893, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 4 Mar 1894; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Clarence Leslie Burkhardt was born 16 Mar 1895, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Enoch I. Burkard was born 8 Aug 1896, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    9. Emmerson A. Burkhard was born 21 Jul 1898, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    10. Lloyd Arnold Burkhardt was born 4 Apr 1900, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Cora Irena Burkhard was born 3 Oct 1901, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 24 Apr 1910; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. 5. Florence B. Burkhard was born 14 Dec 1902, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died Yes, date unknown; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    13. Mabel Hannah Burkhart was born 22 Jan 1906, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jul 1946; was buried , Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    14. Gladys Erma Burkhardt was born 8 Aug 1906, Drayton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario; died 8 Apr 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. Elmer Lorne Burkhardt was born 8 Oct 1909, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada; died 19 Dec 1909; was buried , North Woolwich Mennonite Meeting House Cemetery, Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  5. 12.  Rev. John Wesley Witmer was born 27 May 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Isaac Witmer and Leah Bear); died 14 Feb 1960, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13892587
    • Name: J. Wesley Witmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00003-605.9
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Dunkard
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farm Laborer
    • Occupation: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1929, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    Witmer, J. Wesley, son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Witmer, died at Hespeler, Ont., Feb. 14, 1960, after a lengthy illness; aged 80 y. 8 m. 18 d. He was married four times and his wives (Almeda Hallman, Selina Knechtel, Ada Bechtel, and Minnie Brooks) predeceased him. A son also preceded him in death. Surviving are 5 sons (William and Eldon, Kitchener; Vernon, Petersburg; Edward, Hespeler; and Melvin, Waterloo), 2 daughters (Luella--Mrs. Vernon Schott, Kitchener; and Grace--Mrs. Lloyd Sider, Wainfleet), one brother, 3 sisters 37 grandchildren, and 50 great-grandchildren. For 18 years he was superintendent of the Sunday school. In 1916 he was ordained deacon for the Latschar Church at Manheim and in 1922 was ordained as minister for the church, where he served as pastor until 1939. Later he moved to Hespeler and served as pastor of the Wanner congregation for 11 years. In his later years the conference appointed him as pastor of the Fairview Home for the aged at Preston. He served the Ontario Conference for many years on the Bible School Board and on the Rural Mission board, now known as the Mission Board of Ontario. Funeral services were held at the Erb Street Mennonite Church. Waterloo, in charge of Osiah Horst and J. B. Martin; burial at Latschar near Manheim.

    Gospel Herald - March 15, 1960 - Vol. LIII, No.11 - page 246, 247

    John — Almeda Hallman. Almeda (daughter of John B. Hallman and Caroline Thaler) was born 25 Dec 1878, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada; died 5 Dec 1920, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  6. 13.  Almeda Hallman was born 25 Dec 1878, Howick Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of John B. Hallman and Caroline Thaler); died 5 Dec 1920, Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13892983
    • Name: Almeda Witmer
    • Eby ID Number: 00048-3578.3
    • Occupation: 1901, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Domestic
    • Residence: 1911, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    Witmer. - Almeda Hallman, beloved wife of J. W. Witmer, was born in Howick, Ont., and died in Petersburg, Ont., Nov. 28, 1920, in her 42nd year. She united with the Mennonite church when yet in her teens and was a faithful member till death. She leaves a deeply stricken husband, seven children (Vernon H., Luella Mae, Grace Viola, Edward H., William I., John E., and Melvin C.) and many relatives and friends. Morgan R. preceded her in death 2 years ago. Services were conducted at house and church by Bro. Manasseh Hallman. Buried in adjoining cemetery.

    "We think of her in silence,
    No eye may see us weep;
    But deep in our hearts concealed,
    Her memory we will keep.
    We miss her kind and tender voice,
    Her fond and tender care;
    Our home is dark, now, Mother,
    We miss you everywhere."
    A friend.

    Gospel Herald - Volume XIII, Number 45 - February 3, 1921 - page 887, 888

    Children:
    1. 6. Vernon H. Witmer was born 25 Jul 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 20 Sep 1989, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Luella Mae Witmer was born 22 May 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 13 Mar 1980, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Grace Viola Witmer was born Sep 1906, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Edward Hubert Witmer was born 24 Nov 1908, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2001; was buried , Wanner Mennonite Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. William Erwin Witmer was born 1911, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 Feb 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    6. John Eldon Witmer was born 17 Oct 1914, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Mar 2014, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    7. Melvin Witmer was born Abt 1916, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Morgan Ray Witmer was born 24 Dec 1917, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Jan 1919; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

  7. 14.  Wendel R. Shantz was born 1 Mar 1870, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Levi S. Shantz and Lydia Rosenberger); died 25 Oct 1949, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46059248
    • Eby ID Number: 00110-6660.7
    • Residence: 1871, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1881, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1901, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Occupation: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Farmer
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite

    Notes:

    "Wendell R. Shantz, 79, of Nine Pines, died suddenly at his home early this morning. Born in Wilmot tp., he was a s/o the late Mr. and Mrs. Levi Shantz. Hewas a well-known farmer in the community and was a member of the First Mennonite Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Priscilla Swartz; three sons, Lloyd of Breslau, Ward of Kitchener and Clayton of Baden; three daughters, Mrs.Edwin (Leota) Feick, Nine Pines, Mrs. Vernon (Vinetta) Witmer,Petersburg, and Mrs. Lloyd (Dorothy) Schmitt, New Dundee; 21 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren...")

    Kitchener-Waterloo Record 25 Oct 1949

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    Shantz. -- Wendell R., last surviving member of the Levi Shantz family, was born March 1, 1870, at Philipsburg, Ont.; died suddenly Oct. 25, 1949, at the home of his son (Clayton); aged 79 y. 7 m. 24 d. On Feb. 8, 1899, he was united in marriage to Priscilla Swartz, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Lloyd, Breslau, Ont.; Ward, Kitchener, Ont.; Clayton, Baden, Ont.), 3 daughters (Leota - Mrs. Edwin Feick, Nine Pines, Ont.; Vinetta - Mrs. Vernon Witmer, Petersburg, Ont.; and Dorothy - Mrs. Lloyd Schmitt, New Dundee, Ont.), 21 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. In 1904 he united with the Mennonite Church, of which he was a faithful member until death. He was interested in spiritual things, the fellowship and activities of the church, and made a contribution to the community in which he lived. Funeral services were held at the First Mennonite Church, Kitchener, Ont., in charge of C. F. Derstine and John H. Hess. Text: Ps. 134:4. Burial was made in the cemetery there.

    Gospel Herald - Volume XLII, Number 49 - December 6, 1949 - page 1206:

    Wendel — Priscilla Swartz. Priscilla (daughter of Abraham H. Swartz and Susannah Bergey) was born 13 Jun 1878, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada; died 1 Nov 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  8. 15.  Priscilla Swartz was born 13 Jun 1878, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada (daughter of Abraham H. Swartz and Susannah Bergey); died 1 Nov 1968, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

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    • FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46059659
    • Name: Priscilla Shantz
    • Eby ID Number: 00004-896.4
    • Residence: 1911, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Residence: 1968, 170 Pandora Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada

    Notes:

    MRS. WENDELL SHANTZ

    Mrs. Wendell R. Shantz. 170 Pandora Ave., died Friday at K-W Hospital. She was 90.

    A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Abram Swartz, she was born in Blenheim Township and lived most of her life in Kitchener. She was a member of the First Mennonite Church and the Ladies Aid Society. She was predeceased by her husband in 1949 and by one sister.

    Survivors include three sons. Lloyd S.. Waterloo; Ward. Port Credit, and Clayton. Roseville; three daughters. Mrs. Edwin (Leota) Feick, Kitchener. Mrs. Vernon (Vinetta) Witmer, Wilmot Township, and Mrs. Lloyd (Dorothy) Schmitt, New Dundee; a brother. Wellington. Waterloo; three sisters. Mrs. Jemima Witmer and Mrs. Clifford Cressman. both of Kitchener, and Mrs. Susan Weber. Waterloo; 22 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren. and two great-greatgrandchildren.

    New Hamburg Independent

    Children:
    1. William Hearth was born 4 Dec 1898, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Leota Lucille Shantz was born 25 Dec 1900, Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 12 Mar 1994, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried 15 Mar 1994, First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. 7. Vinetta Rose Shantz was born 24 Aug 1902, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 2 Aug 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Lloyd Stanley Shantz was born 22 Oct 1904, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Aug 1994, Listowel, Wallace Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Susannah Shantz was born 23 Nov 1906; died 23 Nov 1906.
    6. Ward Lyle Shantz was born 24 Sep 1909, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1993; was buried , Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario.
    7. Clayton Arthur Shantz was born 11 May 1914, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 27 Mar 2004; was buried , Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Dorothy Marie Shantz was born 1916, Williamsburg (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Sep 2005, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


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