Ira Jantzi

1929 - 2011  (82 years)

• Name	Ira Jantzi
  Born	22 Apr 1929
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1970	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Residence	1988	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-147691
  Died	23 Aug 2011	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I147691	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Ezra G. Jantzi,   b. 26 May 1896, Wilmot, , Minnesota ,   d. 1 Jan 1970, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Dorothy Jantzi,   b. 7 Feb 1901,   d. 5 Dec 1967  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F45703	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catharine Esther "Esther" Bast
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F45701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  JANTZI, Ira J. Passed away peacefully at St. Mary's Hospital, Kitchener, on Tuesday, August 23, 2011, Ira of Wellesley in his 83rd year. Beloved husband of Esther (nee Bast) for 59 years. Loving father of Bruce and Debbie, Cheryl and Cliff Kraemer, Lynette and Dan Johnson, Carl and Shelley and Dale and Valerie. Dear grandfather of twelve grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Will be sadly missed by his sisters-in-law; Margerite Jantzi, Verna Jantzi, Arlene Gerber and his brother-in-law; Roy Gerber. Predeceased by his parents; Ezra and Dora Jantzi, sisters and brothers; Ella (Sol Steckley), Allan, Clarence, Alma (Albert Biesinger) and Ezra. Brothers and sisters-in-law; Harvey, Allan (Barbara), Emerson (Lucinda), Edna (Sam Gerber), Elvera (Walter Hackett), Helena (Clarence Miller), Idella Bast, Lloyd, Robert and Erma Gerber. Ira was a retired farmer and loved wood carving in his retirement. Friends may call at the Futher-Franklin Funeral Home , 1172 Henry Street, Wellesley on Wednesday 7-9 p.m. and Thursday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral Services will be held at Mapleview Mennonite Church, 5074 Deborah Glaister Line, Wellesley on Friday, August 26, 2011 at 11 a.m. Interment to follow in the church cemetery. Donations to the Mapleview Building Fund or Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated. www.futherfranklinfuneralhome.com

  
  

• Sources

  [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Ezra G. Jantzi - 2 Jan 1970. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Allan Bast - 1 Dec 1988.

  
  

• Event Map

  Residence - 1970 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1988 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Aug 2011 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mapleview Mennonite Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth