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 3 Mar 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 4 Mar 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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