Verle Ward Shantz

1922 - 1994  (72 years)

• Name	Verle Ward Shantz
  Born	14 Aug 1922  [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Military	WW2 Canadian Navy  [1]
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-185065
  Died	3 Sep 1994	Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Buried	Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I185065	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Elmon R. Shantz,   b. 2 Feb 1895, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1984  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Roth,   b. 11 Oct 1900, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Mar 1953, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F6015	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruby Ethel Mikel,   b. 2 Sep 1924, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 2019, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 94 years)
  Children	1. Linda Shantz   2. Gary Shantz
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F53163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Verle - Following a courageous battle with cancer, with his family by his side, at Freeport Hospital Health Care Village, on Saturday, Sept. 3, 1994, Verle Shantz, age 72 years, of Kitchener. Mr. Shantz was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church and was employed with BF Goodrich for over 44 years until his retirement. He was president of union local No. 73 at B.F. Goodrich for many years and served in the Second World War in the Canadian Navy. Beloved husband of the former Ruby (nee Mikel), with whom he celebrated 48 years of marriage, Dear father of Linda Eccles and Gary Shantz, both of Waterloo. Beloved grandfather and will be greatly missed by grandson, Greg Eccles. Dear brother of Margaret (Mrs. Roy Chesterman), Elva (Mrs. Lester Zehr) and Minnota Brenneman, all of Kitchener. Predeceased by his parents, Elmon Shantz and the former Elizabeth Roth and his granddaughter, Lori Lynn Eccles in infancy. Friends and relatives may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, today (Tuesday) 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Funeral and committal service in the Ratz-Bechtel Chapel on Wednesday, 2: 30 p.m. with Rev. Donald Pond officiating. Internment Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo. Reception to follow in the Ratz-Bechtel Family Centre. Memorial donations to St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Freeport Hospital Health Care Vollage or the Canadian Cancer Society would be appreciated as expressions of sympathy. The Record, September 6, 1994

  
  

• Sources

  [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Verle Shantz - September 6, 1994. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22500357/verle-ward-shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 3 Sep 1994 - Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parkview Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth