Waterloo Region Generations
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Linda Joy Shantz

Female 1949 - 2012  (63 years)


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  • Name Linda Joy Shantz 
    Born 1949  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Linda Joy Shoemaker 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-107950 
    Died 17 Jan 2012  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I107950  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Leonard S. Shantz,   b. 18 Aug 1915, Aldersyde, Alberta Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1980, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Leona M. Gingrich,   b. 17 Apr 1922 
    Family ID F48095  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Stuart Shoemaker 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F48096  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SHOEMAKER, Linda Joy Peacefully passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2012, at KW Health Centre of Grand River Hospital. Linda (Shantz) Shoemaker, age of 62 years, of Elmira. Beloved wife and best friend of Stuart Shoemaker for 43 years. Dear mother of Dean and Victoria Shoemaker of Guelph, Heather and David French of Elmira. Loving grandma of Koron and Maya Shoemaker, and Ryan French. Daughter of Leona Thomson of Elmira and the late Leonard Shantz. Sister of Clinton and Phyllis Shantz of North Port, Florida, Janet Shantz and Gail Myhr of Montreal, Elaine and Dale Shantz of Wellesley, Mark Shantz of Nanaimo, BC, and Dale Shantz of London. Linda is lovingly remembered by the Hugh Thomson family and by her many nieces, nephews and their families. The family will receive their friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home , Elmira on Thursday, January 19th from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. A private family interment has taken place in the Elmira Mennonite Cemetery. A memorial service to celebrate Linda's life will be held at the Elmira Mennonite Church on Friday, January 20th at 2 p.m. with Pastor Steven Janzen and Pastor Fred Lichti officiating. A special thanks to all the nurses, staff and to Drs. Fatima and Shahi on 5D South for the compassion and care given to Linda. In Linda's memory, donations to Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. www.dreisingerfuneralhome.com.

      Waterloo Region Record 18 Jan 2012

  • Sources 
    1. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), obituary of Linda Joy Shoemaker - 18 Jan 2012.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 17 Jan 2012 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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