Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: Menno M. Shantz / Esther Wismer (F6320)

m. 9 Sep 1908


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  • Father | Male
    Menno M. Shantz

    Born  11 Apr 1883  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Nov 1954  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  9 Sep 1908  [1]  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Henry Shantz | F5013 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Veronica Martin | F5013 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Esther Wismer

    Born  22 Apr 1888  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Mar 1947   
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  John S. Wismer | F3987 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Susannah Gehman | F3987 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    Henry Willard Shantz

    Born  23 Dec 1909  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  3 May 1939  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Esther Estelle Shantz

    Born  11 Oct 1911  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Aug 2000   
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    John George Shantz

    Born  3 Jun 1913  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Nov 2004   
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Mary Catherine Klapkew | F22782 
    Married     

    Child 4 | Female
    Lydia Lauretta "Rita" Shantz

    Born  12 Feb 1915  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1941   
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Cyril Horsfall | F14596 
    Married     

    Child 5 | Male
    Menno Leon Shantz

    Born  15 Feb 1917  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Jan 1918   
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Ella Mae Shantz

    Born  4 Feb 1919  Reidsville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Donald Nelson "Don" Luckhart | F56720 
    Married  17 Jul 1971   
    Spouse  Leonard Burns | F56721 
    Married  1942   

    Child 7 | Male
    Irvine Leonard Shantz

    Born  16 Dec 1920  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 May 1993   
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Marjorie June Doreen Lisk | F30667 
    Married     

    Child 8 | Male
    Peter Arnold Shantz

    Born  28 Feb 1923  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Apr 1923  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    Samuel Howard Shantz

    Born  10 Jul 1924  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Feb 1997  Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Yvonne Inez Loughlean | F248641 
    Married     

    Child 10 | Female
    Marion Elizabeth "Ella" Shantz

    Born  21 Sep 1926  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  31 May 2006  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ronald Thomas Linseman | F231611 
    Married  20 Sep 1952   

    Child 11 | Female
    Doris Evelyn Shantz

    Born     
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Howard F. Weicker | F27734 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 4, 1955 - Obituaryof Menno Shantz.