Clara Mabel Shantz^[1]

1906 - 1963  (56 years)

• Name	Clara Mabel Shantz
  Born	25 Jul 1906	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41573448
  Name	Clara Mabel Thomas
  Residence	1911	Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1924	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Housework
  Residence	1963	222 Madison Ave. S., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-169621
  Died	23 Mar 1963	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I169621	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Shantz,   b. 21 Apr 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Jan 1946, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Catharine Frey,   b. 15 Feb 1877, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 May 1928, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F18278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Russell Arthur Thomas,   b. 3 Nov 1891, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Dec 1969, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	10 Jun 1924	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Children	1. Milton Henry Thomas,   b. 18 Dec 1925,   d. 2 Sep 2009, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   2. Walter Arthur Thomas,   b. 26 Jul 1928,   d. 26 Sep 2009  (Age 81 years)   3. Russell Howard Thomas,   b. 25 Feb 1930, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 10 Dec 2003, Paris, Brant County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   4. Edward Thomas,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. William "Billy" Thomas,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Grant Wayne Thomas   7. Clara Mabel Thomas,   b. 2 Oct 1936,   d. 2 Oct 1936  (Age 0 years)   8. Kenneth Roy Thomas,   b. 13 Apr 1933,   d. 7 Oct 2013  (Age 80 years)   9. Lillian Catharine Thomas,   b. 11 Jan 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Nov 2017, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   10. Barbara Esther Christina Thomas,   b. 24 Jun 1938,   d. 22 Jan 2021, Northbrook, Kaladar Twp., Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario  (Age 82 years)   11. Mary Lou Thomas,   b. 26 Jan 1943,   d. 23 Nov 2015  (Age 72 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F29185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Russell Thomas Mrs. Russell Arthur Thomas, 56, of 222 Madison Ave. South, died today at her home after a brief illness. Born in Woolwich Township. she was the former Clara Mabel Shantz, a daughter of Mrs. E. Gingrich of Shakespeare, and the late Harry Shantz. She moved to her present residence in 1943. Mrs. Thomas was a member of First Mennonite Church. Her marriage to Mr. Thomas. who survives, took place in Kitchener in 1924. Surviving are five sons, Milton and Russell Jr., both of Ayr, Walter of Wellesley, Grant of Bridgeport and Kenneth of Kitchener; four daughters, Mrs. John (Lillian) Neilly, Mrs. Ed. ward (Barbara Giilck and Mrs. Harry Mary Lou Falkenstern, all of Kitchener: two sisters. Mrs. Melvin Gingrich of New Hamburg and Mrs. Daniel Schmitt of Kitchener, and 20 grandchildren Two sons, a daughter and a sister predeceased her The body is at Keffer Funeral Home until Tuesday acon when removal will be made to First Mennonite Church for service at 230 pm Rev Robert N Johnson will officiate in terment will be in First Mennonite Cemetery

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020643-24. Russell Arthur Thomas, 29, occ. Teamster, b. Waterloo Twp, res. 185 N. Queen St. Kitchener, son of George Henry Barnes (B. Canada) and Jane Ellen Nichols married Clara Shantz, 19, occ. Housework, b. Waterloo Twp, res. 82 Norman St. Waterloo, Spinster, daughter of William Hoskins (B. Canada) and Alice Lee, Witn: Francis and Agnes Livock both of Kitchener, 10 June 1924 in Kitchener [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div.. 17 Page 7.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 25 Jul 1906 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Floradale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Housework - 1924 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 10 Jun 1924 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Mar 1963 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth