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Hildagarde Wilhelmina Shantz

Female 1905 - 2007  (101 years)


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  • Name Hildagarde Wilhelmina Shantz 
    Born 27 Nov 1905  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Name Hilda Shantz 
    Name Hildagarde Wilhelmina Eby 
    Residence 1911  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Lutheran 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-183265 
    Died 17 Oct 2007  Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I183265  Generations
    Last Modified 25 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 Nelson Edgard Eby,   b. 9 Nov 1912,   d. 11 Nov 2000  (Age 88 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F29063  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • EBY, Hilda (Hildagarde) - Passed away at Chateau Gardens Nursing Home, Elmira, on Wednesday, October 17, 2007, at the age of 101. Hilda was a lifetime member of Historic St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Queen St., Kitchener. Hilda and her husband Nelson grew and sold gladioli and mums from the patio of their Heiman Street home in Kitchener for over 40 years. Predeceased by her husband of 65 years, Nelson Eby, who passed away November 11, 2000. Dear mother of John and his wife Gail of Elmira; grandmother of Melina of Vancouver, Miranda McLean (Darren) of Guelph and Bradley Nichols of Toronto. Survived by her sister, Othelia of Kitchener; her sister-in-law, Elvera of Toronto; brother-in-law, Herbert Eby and his wife Norma of Kitchener and sister-in-law, Miriam Knutson of Kitchener. Predeceased also by her parents, William Shantz and the former Dorothea Roepke; brothers, Earl and Leonard and sisters, Dorothy Ernst and Alvina Kolpin. Hilda's family will receive friends and relatives at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home , 621 King St. W., Kitchener on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. The complete funeral service will be held at Historic St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 137 Queen St. S., Kitchener on Saturday, October 20, 2007 at 2 p.m. Interment at Memory Gardens, Breslau. Donations to Historic St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Kitchener or to Chateau Gardens Nursing Home Ladies Auxiliary. Special thanks to the staff at Chateau Gardens who gave Hilda such great care since 1997. On-line condolences to www.mem.com


      The Record Newspaper , Kitchener, Ontario - Oct. 18, 2007

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

    2. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Hildagarde Eby - Oct. 18, 2007.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Hildegart Wilhelmina Shantz
      Event Type: Birth
      Event Date: 27 Nov 1905
      Event Place: Berlin, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Gender: Female
      Father's Name: Wm Henry Shantz
      Mother's Name: Dora Poepke

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 27 Nov 1905 - 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 - 17 Oct 2007 - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Memory Gardens Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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