Rev. Stanley Shantz

1914 - 1990  (75 years)

• Name	Stanley Shantz
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	23 May 1914	Guernsey, Saskatchewan   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-160685
  Died	1 Mar 1990	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I160685	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Addison Cressman Shantz,   b. 22 Aug 1878, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Apr 1958, Watrous, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Priscilla Devitt,   b. 1 Nov 1882, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jun 1971, Watrous, , Saskatchewan, Canada  (Age 88 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1912	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F14433	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Wilma Fern Burkhart,   b. 28 Jan 1921, Guernsey, Saskatchewan ,   d. 19 Jan 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 57 years)
  Married	22 Apr 1945  [4]
  Children	1. Calvin Llewellyn Shantz   2. Nelson Carlyle Shantz   3. Melvin Stanley Shantz   4. Elinor Joanne Shantz
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F46855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Kathryn Yoder,   b. Abt 1915,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	6 Apr 1985  [1]
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F46856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Stanley, son of Addison and Priscella (Devitt) Shantz, was born in Guernsey, Sask., May 23, 1914; died at the K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Mar. 1, 1990; aged 75. He was married to Fern Burkhart, who died in 1979. On Apr. 6, 1985, he was married to Kathryn Yoder, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Calvin, Nelson, and Melvin), one daughter (Elinor Gingerich), 6 grandchildren, and 2 brothers (Arnold and Lyle). He was ordained to the ministry and served the following congregations: Sharon, Holyrood, Baden-Geiger, and First Mennonite in Vineland. He also served as interim pastor for a number of congregations. He was a member of Wilmot Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Mar. 3, in charge of Jean Goulet; spring interment in the church cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 83, Number 15 - April 10, 1990 - page 262

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Stanley Shantz - April 10, 1990 - page 262. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, May 20, 1958 - Obituary of Addison Cressman Shantz. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 020022 (1912). Name:Addison C Shantz Age:33 Birth Year:abt 1879 Marriage Date:24 Jan 1912 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Amos M Shantz Mother:Esther Cressman Spouse:Prescilla Devitt [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Wilma Fern Shantz - February 27, 1979, page 190.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 23 May 1914 - Guernsey, Saskatchewan Died - 1 Mar 1990 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth