Erma Shantz

1905 - 1978  (72 years)

• Name	Erma Shantz
  Born	11 Jul 1905	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Erma Snider
  Residence	1911	Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-167149
  Died	3 Feb 1978	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 5]
  Buried	Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I167149	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Herbert Shantz,   b. 6 Dec 1874, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Feb 1955  (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Selina Shantz,   b. 22 Mar 1877, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Dec 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	12 Dec 1900  [6]
  Family ID	F14033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Stanley Snider,   b. 24 Feb 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Mar 1985, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Paul Stanley Snider,   b. 1931,   d. 26 Dec 2009, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   2. Miriam Jean Snider,   b. 24 Jan 1931,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Audrey Elizabeth Snider,   b. 30 Apr 1933,   d. 23 Nov 2015  (Age 82 years)   4. Mary Carol Snider,   b. 23 Dec 1934,   d. 5 Nov 1935  (Age 0 years)   5. Dr. James Howard Snider,   b. 5 Nov 1936, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Nov 2016, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F45519	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  SNIDER, Mrs. J. Stanley (Erma) -- At the South Waterloo Memorial Hospital, on Friday, February 3, following a lengthy illness, Erma Shantz, age 72 years, of 515 Langs Dr., Cambridge (P). A member of Listowel Mennonite Church, she had a lifelong interest in Christian education and the W.M.S.C. Beloved wife of J. Stanley Snider, dear mother of Paul of Ayr, James of Cambridge, Kenneth of Route 2, Atwood, Robert of Dungannon, Mrs Howard (Miriam) Cressman of Cambridge, Mrs. William (Audrey) MacDonald of Owen Sound, Mrs.Elmer (Lucille) Ellison of Route 2, Moorefield; sister of Mrs. Martin (Wilma)Horst of Kitchener, 15 grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by one daughter, Mary Carol and two sisters, Orpha and Lona. Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after noon Saturday until Sunday at 11: 30 a.m., when removal will be made to the Listowel Mennonite Church for funeral and committal service at 2: 30p.m., Rev. Brian Laverty officiating. Spring interment, Mannheim Mennonite cemetery.1a The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 4 Feb 1978 _________________________ Snider, Erma, daughter of Herbert and Selina Shantz, was born in Waterloo Co., Ont., July 11, 1905; died at Cambridge (Preston) Ont., Feb. 3, 1978; aged 72 y. On Sept. 4, 1929, she was married to J. Stanley Snider, who survives. Also surviving are 3 daughters (Miriam Mrs. Howard Cressman, Audrey Mrs. William MacDonald, and Lucille Mrs. Elmer Ellison), 4 sons (Paul, James, Kenneth, and Robert), 15 grandchildren, and one sister (Mrs. Wilma Horst). She was preceded in death by one daughter and 2 sisters. She was a member of the Listowel Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Feb. 5, 1978, in charge of Brian Laverty and Herbert Schultz; interment in Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 71, Number 23 - June 6, 1978 - page 466

  
  

• Sources

  [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 14 page 3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Erma Snider - Gospel Herald - Volume 71, Number 23 - June 6, 1978 - page 466. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 11. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: Erma Shantz Event Type: Birth Event Date: 11 Jul 1905 Event Place: Woolwich, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Registration Date: 1905 Gender: Female Father's Name: Herbert Shantz Mother's Name: Selina Shantz [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of J. Stanley Snider - 16 Mar 1985. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, March 29, 1955 - Obituary of Herbert Shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jul 1905 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 3 Feb 1978 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mannheim Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth