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

Marjorie "Jean" MacKenzie

Female 1926 - 2021  (95 years)


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  • Name Marjorie "Jean" MacKenzie 
    Born 1926  [1
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244821920 
    Name Marjorie "Jean" Shantz 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-156962 
    Died 10 Mar 2021  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I156962  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Steele Caldwell MacKenzie,   b. 4 Jul 1900, Lucknow, Kinloss Twp., Bruce Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1967, Gravenhurst, Muskoka Twp., Muskoka District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Marjorie Louise Stumpf,   b. 27 Dec 1899, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1975  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 16 Jul 1925  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Family ID F56515  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dr. William Lorne "Bill" Shantz,   b. 3 Sep 1926,   d. 30 Apr 1999  (Age 72 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F45747  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Obituary of Marjorie Jean Shantz

      Peacefully at her home in Waterloo. Jean was 94 years old.

      Predeceased by her husband Dr. Bill Shantz, parents Marjorie (Stumpf) and Steele Mackenzie, and sisters Mary Joan Stearn and Janet Ollerenshaw. Survived by sons Alexander (Gail), Ian (Sheila) and Cameron (Mary). Grandmother of Steele, Ciaran, Keltie, and Jessica. Great Grandmother of Kora Lynn, Kinsley, Logan, and Quin.

      Jean was an active member of Knox Presbyterian Church in Waterloo and a retired elder for the church.

      She was also very musically inclined, singing in the church choir as well as the KW Philharmonic Choir and the Gilbert and Sullivan Society.

      A private family committal service has taken place at Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery. A memorial service to celebrate Jean's Life in Christ will be held at Knox Presbyterian Church, at a future date.

      Donations to Knox Presbyterian Church, the House of Friendship and Doctors Without Borders, would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy and can be arranged through the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home, 171 King St. S., Waterloo at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

      Obituary of Marjorie Jean Shantz | Erb & Good Family Funeral Home (2023). Available at: https://erbgood.com/tribute/details/15468/Marjorie-Shantz/obituary.html (Accessed: 15 June 2023).

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/244821920.

    2. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Caldwell, MacKenzie Steele, occ. teacher, res 72 Brubacher St., Kitchener, 25 years, b. Lucknow, Ontario, s/o Peter MacKenzie & Eliza Murdock married Marjorie Louise Stumpf 25, res. 304 Frederick St., Kitchener, Ontario, Occupation teacher, d/o Benjamin Stumpf & Dina Peqneguat, married 15 Jul 1925 Kitchener

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Mar 2021 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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