Luannah Shantz^[1]

1879 - 1953  (74 years)

• Name	Luannah Shantz
  Born	15 Mar 1879	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Birth	15 Oct 1879	, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Family Photograph	Simon B. Baer and wife Luanna Shantz
  		Simon B. Baer and wife Luanna Shantz wedding day. - mary_ann45 originally shared this on 10 Aug 2013 to Ancestry Public Member Tree
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36371163
  Name	Luannah Baer
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Domestic
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Servant
  Residence	1911	Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6654.4
  Grave Photograph - Find A Grave	Gravestone of Luanna
  Died	20 Sep 1953	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  Buried	First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I19341	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Isaac C. Shantz,   b. 20 Jan 1854, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 24 Apr 1928, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah D. Shantz,   b. 3 Jun 1853, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Dec 1921, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)
  Married	28 Feb 1875	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 7, 9]
  Family ID	F4895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Simon B. Baer,   b. 22 Dec 1878, Near Zurich, , Ontario ,   d. 15 Jul 1969, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)
  Married	1902  [5]
  Children	1. Verna Baer,   b. 16 Oct 1903, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1984  (Age 80 years)   2. Arthur Lorne Baer,   b. 29 Mar 1905, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1988  (Age 82 years)   3. Mannasseh "Ted" Baer,   b. 6 Oct 1906, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 1988  (Age 82 years)   4. Lillian Mae "Lily" Baer,   b. 6 Feb 1908, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1993, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   5. Wilfred Bear,   b. Nov 1910, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Edith Baer,   b. 2 Apr 1912, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Jun 1943, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 31 years)   7. Florence Beatrice Baer,   b. 23 Oct 1914, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Feb 1996, Springfield, Greene, Missouri, United States  (Age 81 years)   8. Grace Violet Baer,   b. Abt 1918, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Aft 1987  (Age ~ 70 years)   9. Raymond Erle "Ray" Baer,   b. 11 Apr 1921, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 Oct 2003, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F6505	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Baer, -- Luanna, passed away at her home in Kitchener, Ont., Sept. 20, 1953; aged 73 y. 11 m. 5 d. She was the daughter of the late Isaac and Sarah Shantz and was born at Shantz Station, Ont., Oct. 15, 1879. She was united in marriage to Simon Baer in 1902. She is survived by her husband, 3 sons (Arthur and Raymond, Kitchener, Ont.; and Manasseh, Orillia, Ont.), 4 daughters (Verna;Mrs. Omar Rudy, West Montrose, Ont.; Lillian;Mrs. Ronald Snider, Waterloo, Ont.; Florence;Mrs. Vernice Smith, Miller, S. Dak., and Grace;Mrs. Mervin Weber, Kitchener, Ont.), 2 sisters (Mrs. Mary Rudy and Edith, Kitchener, Ont.), 18 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter (Edith), and 2 sons in infancy. Whenever her health permitted she was active in the Ladiesí Aid and faithful in church attendance. Funeral services took place at the First Mennonite Church with C. F. Derstine and J. H. Hess in charge. Interment was made in the Kitchener Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLVII , Number 42 - October 20, 1953 --- page 1014, 1015

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 398. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 10. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 10. [S47] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - First Mennonite CC#4507 Internet link First Mennonite Cemetery online. Baer / Simon Baer 1878-1969 / his wife Luanna Shantz 1879-1953 / their dau. Edith 1912-1943 / his wife Lydia Shantz 1888-1977 [S8] News - Gospel Herald, October 20, 1953 - Obituary of Luannah Shantz. [S342] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1911, Breslau, Waterloo Div. 5 Page 1. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 29. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-3 Page 3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Isaac Schantz Born: Waterloo Township Age: 21 Father: Isaac Schantz Mother: Catharine Schantz Born: abt 1854 Spouse: Sarah Schantz Age: 21 born: Wilmot Father: John Schantz Mother: Nancy Schantz married 28 Feb 1875 married: Waterloo, New Hamburg

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Mar 1879 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Birth - 15 Oct 1879 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Servant - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Sep 1953 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth