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

Dorothy Elizabeth Burkholder

Female 1915 - 1959  (44 years)


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  • Name Dorothy Elizabeth Burkholder 
    Born 19 Jan 1915  Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Dorothy Elizabeth Shantz 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-168030 
    Died 23 Aug 1959  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I168030  Generations
    Last Modified 28 Jan 2025 

    Family Nile Shantz,   b. 1916, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 200 
    Married 1942  [1
    Last Modified 29 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F48418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Shantz, Dorothy Elizabeth, daughter of Joseph and Edith Burkholder, was born at Vineland, Ont., Jan. 19, 1915; died Aug. 23, 1959, at the K-W Hospital, Kitchener, Ont., after a lingering illness; aged 44 y. 7 m. 4 d. In 1942 she was married to Nile Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are her mother at Vineland, Ont., 2 sons and one daughter (Roger, Arden, and Karen, all at home), and 2 sisters (Iva, Vineland; and Ethel-Mrs. Earnest Rittenhouse, Jordon Station, Ont.). She was a member of the Plattsville United Missionary Church, where funeral services were held by Harvey S. Hallman, assisted by Peter G. Lehman and Ted Montgomery; burial in New Dundee Cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Volume LII, Number 45 - November 17, 1959-998, 999

  • Sources 
    1. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Dorothy Elizabeth Shantz-Burkholder - November 17, 1959-998, 999.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Jan 1915 - Vineland, Welland Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Aug 1959 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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