Edith Shantz^[1]

1884 - 1956  (72 years)

• Name	Edith Shantz
  Born	10 Feb 1884	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Weaver
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Domestic
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6654.6
  Died	20 Mar 1956	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Cause: traffic accident
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I19343	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  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, 6, 7]
  Family ID	F4895	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Edith, Kitchener, Ont., daughter of the late, Isaac C. and Sarah Shantz, was born near Breslau, Ont., Feb. 10, 1884; died at the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital, March 20, 1956, after a traffic accident which had occurred the same evening; aged 72 y. 1 m. 10 d. She was preceded in death by 2 brothers and 5 sisters, and is survived by 9 nieces and nephews. She accepted Christ as her Saviour in her teens and was a member of the last baptismal class of the Cressman congregation to receive that ordinance in the nearby river. Her life was one of self-effacing sacrificial service. In her later years she was employed in a Kitchener department store where she made a large circle of friends and among whom she maintained a positive Christian witness. Funeral services were held March 23 at the Cressman Church at Breslau, where she was a member form the time of her baptism, were in charge of Oscar Burkholder, with Carl Rudy and Merle Shantz assisting. Burial was made in the adjoining cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume XLIX , Number 17 - April 24, 1956 - page 406, 407

  
  

• 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. [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 5 Page 8. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, April 24, 1956 - Obituary of Edith Shantz. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 29. [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 - 10 Feb 1884 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Weaver - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Domestic - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: traffic accident - 20 Mar 1956 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth