Wilma Fern Burkhart

1921 - 1979  (57 years)

• Name	Wilma Fern Burkhart
  Born	28 Jan 1921	Guernsey, Saskatchewan   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Fern Burkhart
  Name	Wilma Fern Shantz
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-163405
  Died	19 Jan 1979	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I163405	Generations
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024

  
  

  Father	Clarence Leslie Burkhart,   b. 1895,   d. 1952  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Mary Ann Snider,   b. 20 Oct 1895, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F46857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rev. Stanley Shantz,   b. 23 May 1914, Guernsey, Saskatchewan ,   d. 1 Mar 1990, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Married	22 Apr 1945  [1]
  Children	1. Calvin Llewellyn Shantz   2. Nelson Carlyle Shantz   3. Melvin Stanley Shantz   4. Elinor Joanne Shantz
  Last Modified	26 Jun 2024
  Family ID	F46855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SHANTZ, Wilma Fern, daughter of Clarence and Mary Ann (Snider) Burkhart, was born at Guernsey, Sask., Jan. 28, 1921; died at the K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., Jan. 29, 1979; aged 58 y. On Apr. 22, 1945, she was married to Stanley Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are 3 sons (Calvin L., Nelson C., and Melvin S.), one daughter (Elinor Joanne - Mrs. Don Gingerich), 2 grandchildren, and the following brothers and sisters (Greta, Florence, Kenneth, Merle, Mary, Ray, Berna, and Beatrice). Funeral services were held at Steinman Mennonite Church on Feb. 1, in charge of Vernon Zehr; interment in the Wilmot Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 72, Number 9 - February 27, 1979, page 190

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Wilma Fern Shantz - February 27, 1979, page 190. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Stanley Shantz - April 10, 1990 - page 262.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 28 Jan 1921 - Guernsey, Saskatchewan Died - 19 Jan 1979 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Wilmot Mennonite (formerly Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot, Waterloo Region, Ontario  = Link to Google Earth