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

Mary Emmaleen Shantz[1]

Female 1921 - 2012  (91 years)


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  • Name Mary Emmaleen Shantz 
    Born 25 Aug 1921  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Church Membership Preston Mennonite Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Name Mary Emmaleen Witmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-123373 
    Died 29 Nov 2012  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Person ID I123373  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Amos Shantz,   b. 3 Aug 1885, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Emma Spaeth,   b. 9 Dec 1888, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Aug 1964, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 24 Apr 1912  [4
    Family ID F12517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Wilfred Stewart "Stewart" Witmer,   b. 1919, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Jul 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 1946 
    Children 
     1. John Howard Witmer,   b. 1949, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Oct 1959, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 10 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F231616  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WITMER, Mary Emmaleen "Gone to be with her Lord" (August 25, 1921 - November 29, 2012) Passed away peacefully at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, at age 91. Beloved wife of the late W. Stewart Witmer (2010) for 63 wonderful years. Loving mother of Paul and Mary Witmer, Elsie and Jim Hochstedler and Esther and Bruce Cressman. Dearly loved grand-mother of Heather and husband Anthony Willemsen, Lorie and husband Mark Cressman, Kevin and Joni Witmer, Andrew and Melissa Cressman, Jonathan Cressman and fiancĂ©e Tammy Clement, Mark and Katy Cressman, great-grandmother of Carter and Makenna Cressman, Julia and Evan Willemsen, Nash Witmer and Elizabeth Cressman. Dear sister-in-law of Helen and Joe Burkholder and Bruce and Pat Witmer. She will be sadly missed by her extended family and friends. Predeceased by her parents Amos and Emma Shantz, son John Witmer (1959), grandson Jeremy Hochstedler (1983), Gordon and Elizabeth Shantz, Norman and Beatrice Shantz, Irene and Elton Kinzie. Mary was a lifelong resident of Cambridge and an active member of Preston Mennonite Church. She volunteered for Fairview Mennonite Home Auxiliary for 35 years and the Preston Self-Help Store for several years. The family will receive friends at the BARTHEL FUNERAL HOME , 566 Queenston Road, Cambridge N3H 3J8 (519-653-3251) on Wednesday, December 5th for visitation from 7-9 p.m. Funeral Service will be held on Thursday, December 6th at Fairview Mennonite Home, 515 Langs Drive, Cambridge at 11 a.m. with visitation 1 hour prior to service. Interment to follow at Hagey Cemetery. A special thank you to the dedicated staff at Fairview Mennonite Home, for their many years of loving care to both our parents. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Fairview Mennonite Home or Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated by the family.


      Waterloo Region Record 1 Dec 2012

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Emma (Spaeth) Shantz - October 20, 1964 - pp 925, 926.

    2. [S602] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Waterloo Region Record (March 2008- ), Obituary of Mary Emmaleen Witmer - 1 Dec 2012.

    3. [S146] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Hagey Mennonite CC#5431 Cemetery Internet Link .
      In loving memory / Witmer / Stewart / 1919- / Mary / 1921- / I am the resurrection and the life

    4. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Amos Shantz - February 3, 1959.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 Aug 1921 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - - Preston Mennonite Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 29 Nov 2012 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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