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

Lorne Irvin Shantz

Male 1932 - 2010  (77 years)


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  • Name Lorne Irvin Shantz 
    Born 4 Dec 1932  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-129031 
    Died 27 Feb 2010  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I129031  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Irvin Shantz,   b. 29 May 1902, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Laurene Snyder,   b. 19 May 1905, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1972, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 20 Jul 1924  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F37660  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ruth Brooks 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F62180  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SHANTZ, Lorne Irvin Passed away after a lengthy battle with Parkinson's at the Grand River Hospital, K-W Health Centre, on Saturday, February 27, 2010 at the age of 77. Beloved husband of 55 years to Ruth (nee Brooks). Loving father of Philip and his wife Anne, Debbie and her husband Don Winger, and Kathy and her husband Daan Emerson. Cherished grandpa to Ryan, Aaron, Luke, Jordan, Bethany, Jeremy, Andrew, Jessica, Kevin, Nicholas, and Luke and great-grandpa to Bryan, Lily, Everett, and Makayla. Brother and brother-in-law to Becky Miller, Ken (Hazel), Dorothy (Don) Schwindt, Eva Clarke, Willard (Jean), Judy (Albert) Bollenbach, and the late Earl (Marg). He will also be remembered by his many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents, Irvin and Laurene Shantz. Lorne was a long time employee of K-W Blair Ready Mix (CBM) and an active lifetime member of Kitchener Gospel Temple. Lorne's family will receive relatives and friends at the Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick St., Kitchener, 519-749-8467 on from Monday (today) from 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The Funeral Service for Lorne will be held at Kitchener Gospel Temple on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 1 p.m. Interment Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau. A reception will follow the interment at the Church Hall. As expressions of sympathy, donations to the Parkinson's Foundation or the Heart and Stroke Foundation would be appreciated by the family. Visit www.henrywalser.com for Lorne's memorial.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/48944891.

    2. [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020625-24.
      Irvin Shantz, 22, occ. Farmer, b. Peel Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Elias S. Shantz and Rebecca Musselman married Laurene Snyder, 19, occ. Domestic, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Leander Snyder and Elmina Kraft, Witn: Eugene and Edna Kraft both of Bloomingdale, 20 July 1924 in Waterloo Twp.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Feb 2010 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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