Grace Gertrude Shantz

1901 - 1986  (~ 84 years)

• Name	Grace Gertrude Shantz
  Born	Sep 1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Church Membership	Bethany Missionary Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Name	Grace Gertrude Braun
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	New Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Stenographer, Furniture
  Residence	1921	15 Bingeman St., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-177552
  Died	30 Jan 1986	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I177552	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Abraham M. Shantz,   b. 29 Sep 1860, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1913  (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth Good,   b. 18 Aug 1867, , USA ,   d. 1946  (Age 78 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1886	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Family ID	F2653	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Gordon Lavern Braun,   b. 1900, Bright, Blandford Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario ,   d. 1989  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F40315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BRAUN, Mrs. Gordon L. (Grace) -- On Thursday, Jan 30, 1986, at K-W Hospital, after a lengthy illness, the former Grace Shantz, aged 84 years, of Scott Pavillion, formerly of 146 Lancaster St. E, Kitchener. Beloved wife of Gordon L. Braun; mother of Willard and his wife Mae and Murray and his wife Marilyn, all of Kitchener; grandmother of June (Mrs. Michael Einoff) of Owen Sound, Douglas, twins Roger and Robert, David and Steven. Three great-grandchildren also survive. Predeceased by her parents, Abraham Shantz and the former Sarah Good; her sister Sylvia and her brother Clarence. She was a lifelong member of Bethany Missionary Church; formerly active in the WMS of the church, the board of trustees of the church and a former local and district treasurer of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Mrs. Braun retired in 1973 from Braun's Bicycle and Locksmith, a business she and her husband founded in 1925. Friends may call at the Ratz- Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, after 2 p.m. Saturday. Funeral and committal service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Sun- day at 2: 30 p.m., with Rev. John Hamilton officiating. Interment Memory Gardens. Expressions of sympathy may be shown by donations to the WMS Memorial Fund of the church. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 31 Jan 1986

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 8. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Grace Shantz Braun - 31 Jan 1986. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 30 Page 7. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Abraham M Shantz (tinsmith of Berlin) Born: Canada Age: 25 Est. Birth: abt 1861 Father: Amos Shantz Mother: Nancy Shantz married Sarah Elizabeth Good Age:: 19 Est. Birth: abt 1867 Born: United States Father: Jacob G Good Mother: Rosina Good married 15 Jun 1886 Marriage Place: Waterloo, Berlin [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Sec. 5 Page 38.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Sep 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Church Membership - - Bethany Missionary Church, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - New Mennonite - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Stenographer, Furniture - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 30 Jan 1986 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth