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

Earl William Shantz

Male 1904 - 1960  (56 years)


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  • Name Earl William Shantz 
    Born 3 Jun 1904  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-183264 
    Died 5 Dec 1960  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: Cause: Heart Seizure 
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I183264  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father William Henry Shantz,   b. Dec 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Dorethea Henretta Roepke,   b. Jul 1880, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F177091  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Bertha Veronica McCormick,   b. 7 Jun 1901, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1995, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Children 
     1. Carol Anne Shantz,   b. 7 Nov 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Nov 1936, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F252272  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • E. W. Shantz

      A lifelong Kitchener resident. Earl William Shantz, 56, of 237 Shoemaker Ave., died Monday in St. Mary's Hospital after a heart seizure. Born June 4, 1904, he was a son of the former Dora Roepke and the late William H. Shantz. who died Feb. 11. He was a member of St. Joseph's RC Church and was employed by Kitchener Packers. Surviving besides his mother are his wife, the former Bertha McCormick, whom he married 25 years ago in Waterloo: one son, Neil of Kitchener, one brother, Leonard of Scarboro and four sisters, Mrs. Nelson Eby, Miss Othella, Mrs. Ross Ernst and Mrs. Oscar Kolpin of Kitchener. A daughter, Carol Anne, died in infancy. The body is at the Gruhn Funeral Home, pending burial arrangements.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 6 Dec 1960 pg 7

  • Sources 
    1. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 30, Pg 7.

    2. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name:Earl William Shantz Date of Birth:3 Jun 1904 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Wm Henry Shantz Mother's name:Dora Roepke

    3. [S87] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Woodland CC#4510 Internet Link .
      [Previous stone] In Loving Memory Of/ Earl Wm. Shantz/ June 3, 1904- Dec 5, 1960/ R.I.p.
      [New stone] In Loving-Shantz-Memory/ Earl Wm./ 1904-1960/ Bertha V./ 1901-1995

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 3 Jun 1904 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Cause: Heart Seizure - 5 Dec 1960 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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