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

Ezra G. Jantzi

Male 1896 - 1970  (73 years)


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  • Name Ezra G. Jantzi 
    Born 26 May 1896  Wilmot, , Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Church Membership Nafziger Amish Mennonite Church, Poole, Perth Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Occupation 1926  Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-147754 
    Died 1 Jan 1970  Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Poole West Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Poole, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I147754  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Solomon K. Jantzi,   b. 1869,   d. 1935  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Mary Gerber,   b. 1867,   d. 1941  (Age 74 years) 
    Family ID F45704  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dorothy Jantzi,   b. 7 Feb 1901,   d. 5 Dec 1967  (Age 66 years) 
    Children 
     1. Ira Jantzi,   b. 22 Apr 1929,   d. 23 Aug 2011, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F45703  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Ezra G. Jantzi of RR 1, Milverton died Thursday January 1, at the Stratford General Hospital. He was born in Wilmot Minn., in 1896, a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Solomon Jantzi. He was a member of the Nafziger Amish Mennonite Church in Poole and had farmed in Ellice Township since 1926. He was deceased by his wife, the former Dorothy Janzti, in 1967. Surviving are three sons, Allan and Ezra J. of R.R. 1, Milverton and Ira of R.R. 2, Wellesley; two daughters, Mrs. Solomon (Ella) Stecky of R.R. 1, Bluevale; Mrs. Albert (Elma) Beisinger of R.R. 4, Listowel; one brother, Aaron of Mio, Mich.; three sisters, Miss Amanda Jantzi, Mrs. Nicholas (Mary) Jantzi, and Mrs. Isaac (Mattie) Roes of Brunner; 20 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The body rested at the Futher Brothers Funeral Home, Wellesley, where a funeral service was held Sunday, January 4, at 1 p.m., followed by a memorial service at the Nafziger Amish Mennonite Church at Poole at 2 p.m. Burial followed in the church cemetery.

      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 2 Jan 1970

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - - Nafziger Amish Mennonite Church, Poole, Perth Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1926 - Ellice Township, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Jan 1970 - Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Poole West Amish Mennonite Cemetery, Poole, Perth County, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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