Edmund S. Shantz^[1]

1877 - 1943  (66 years)

• Name	Edmund S. Shantz
  Born	12 Apr 1877	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1901	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Blacksmith
  Occupation	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Blacksmith, Blacksmith Shop
  Residence	1911	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6917.1
  Died	6 Nov 1943	Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I19350	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Noah W. Shantz,   b. 10 Aug 1854, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1920, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Rachel Shantz,   b. 27 Mar 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Aug 1890, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)
  Married	27 Feb 1876	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Family ID	F4922	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marietta Gimbel,   b. 12 Mar 1880, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 52 years)
  Married	17 Oct 1899	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Laura May Shantz,   b. 20 Apr 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1974, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)   2. Lorne Edgar Shantz,   b. 5 May 1902, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1966  (Age 63 years)   3. Alma Myrtle Shantz,   b. 21 Sep 1906, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jun 1995, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   4. Clara Bell Shantz,   b. 14 Aug 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Vera Grace Shantz,   b. 18 Dec 1910, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Mar 1961, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 50 years)   6. Walter Earl Shantz,   b. 29 Jan 1914, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 5 Jun 1981  (Age 67 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F24503	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  EDMUND SHANTZ Edmund Shantz, 66, died at his residence, Waterloo following a short illness. A native of Bloomingdale, he was a son of the late Noah Shantz and. Rachel C. Shantz, stable foreman at Silverwood's Dairy. Mr. Shantz made his home in Kitchener for the past 40 years. He attended the Evangelical church. He was an enthusiastic curler and bowler. His wife, formerly Mary Etta Gimbel, died 11 years ago. Surviving are two sons, Lorne, at home and Pte. Walter, overseas with the No. 1 C.O.R.U.; four daughters, Mrs. Fred Meyer and Mrs. Albert Schmidt, Waterloo, Mrs. Edward Cole, Capdela-Madleine, Que., and Mrs. Edward Arris, Vancouver; also three brothers, Elah, Didsbury, Alberta, Dan, Elmira and Maurice, Calgary, and nine grandchildren. Unidentified Newspaper Obituary

  
  

• 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..., 432. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-6 Page 11. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Waterloo N. Twp. 1881 Page 16. [S366] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - 1911, Div. 47 Pg. 8. [S2403] News - Unidentified Newspaper Obituary, Obituary of Edmund Shantz. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26558661. [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. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Rachel C Shantz Born: Waterloo Age: 20 Father: Isaac Shantz Mother: Catherine Shantz Born: abt 1856 Spouse: Noah W Shantz Age: 21 born: Waterloo Father: Daniel Shantz Mother: Cother Shantz married 27 Feb 1876

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 12 Apr 1877 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 17 Oct 1899 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Blacksmith, Blacksmith Shop - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 6 Nov 1943 - Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth