Mary Emmaleen Shantz^[1]

1921 - 2012  (91 years)

• Name	Mary Emmaleen Shantz
  Born	25 Aug 1921	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Church Membership	Preston Mennonite Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Name	Mary Emmaleen Witmer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-123373
  Died	29 Nov 2012	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Person ID	I123373	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 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  [4]
  Family ID	F12517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Wilfred Stewart "Stewart" Witmer,   b. 1919, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jul 2010, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)
  Married	1946
  Children	1. John Howard Witmer,   b. 1949, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Oct 1959, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 10 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 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 fiancée 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

  [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 Mary Emmaleen Witmer - 1 Dec 2012. [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 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Amos Shantz - February 3, 1959.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Aug 1921 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Preston Mennonite Church, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 29 Nov 2012 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hagey Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth