Waterloo Region Generations
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Rebecca M. Shantz

Female 1924 - 2007  (82 years)


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  • Name Rebecca M. Shantz 
    Born 12 Sep 1924 
    Gender Female 
    Name Rebecca M. Horst 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-173198 
    Died 1 Apr 2007  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I173198  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Abram B. Shantz,   b. 12 Feb 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1975, Hanover, Bentinck Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Lovina Martin,   b. 15 Nov 1897, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years) 
    Married 29 Mar 1921  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F47126  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family David C. Horst,   b. 15 Jan 1925,   d. 12 Feb 2005, Squamish, , British Columbia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F50128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • HORST, Rebecca (Mrs. David) - Peacefully went home to be with the Lord, following a brief illness with cancer, on Sunday, April 1, 2007 at KW Health Centre of Grand River Hospital. Rebecca (Shantz) Horst in her 83rd year of Elmira. Beloved wife of the late David Horst (2005). Loving mother of Willis and Adele (Anderson) Horst of Brackendale B.C., Willard and Annette Horst of Waterloo. Fondly remembered by her grandchildren, Rachel and Jared, Michelle and Julie. Also survived by her seven brothers and five sisters and a number of nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her parents, Abram and Lovina Shantz. Rebecca was a faithful member of the Hawkesville Mennonite Church. The family will receive friends and relatives at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, Elmira on Wednesday, April 4 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. At noon on Thursday transfer will be made to the Hawkesville Mennonite Church for funeral service at 2 p.m. with Paster Perry Bartel officiating followed by interment in the Hawkesville Cemetery. In her memory, donations to the Mennonite Central Committee would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy.

      The Record 2 Apr 2007

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