Norman Edward Shantz^[1]

1919 - 2010  (91 years)

• Name	Norman Edward Shantz
  Born	1919  [2]
  Gender	Male
  Church Membership	Nith Valley Mennonite Church, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-123371
  Died	1 Mar 2010	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I123371	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Amos Shantz,   b. 3 Aug 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Nov 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Emma Spaeth,   b. 9 Dec 1888, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Aug 1964, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	24 Apr 1912  [3]
  Family ID	F12517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beatrice Marie Witmer,   b. 1923,   d. 22 Apr 2012, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F231677	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SHANTZ, Norman Edward Peacefully at Fairview Mennonite Home on March 1, 2012, in his 93rd year. Beloved husband of Beatrice (Witmer) for 67 years. Father of Jim (Lorraine), Richard, Ruth Lawrence (Bruce), Ed (Diane), Kathy Shantz (Reg Good), Robert (Judy). Lovingly remembered by 14 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. Survived by sister Mary Witmer, sister-in-law Helen Burkholder (Joe) and brother-in-law Bruce Witmer (Pat). Predeceased by his brother Gordon, sister Irene Kinzie (Elton), brother- in-law Stewart Witmer, and sister-in-law Joyce Witmer. Lived and farmed most of his life near Black Horse Corners, Ayr. Long time member of Nith Valley Mennonite Church, New Hamburg. His many hobbies included bird watching, nature photography and woodworking. Friends and family will be received at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge on Monday, March 5, 2012, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be held at Fairview Mennonite Home at 3 P.M., March 6, 2012. Private family committal at Detweiler Cemetery, Roseville, in the spring. The family wishes to thank the staff at Fairview for their caring and compassion. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Fairview Mennonite Home, or the Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated by the family. Arrangements entrusted to Coutts Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews St., Cambridge. (519-621-1650). The Waterloo Region Record 2 Mar 2012

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Emma (Spaeth) Shantz - October 20, 1964 - pp 925, 926. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Norman Edward Shantz - 2 Mar 2012. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Amos Shantz - February 3, 1959.

  
  

• Event Map

  Church Membership - - Nith Valley Mennonite Church, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Mar 2010 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Roseville Mennonite Cemetery [Formerly Detweiller], Roseville, Waterloo, ON, Canada  = Link to Google Earth