Anna Shantz^[1]

1884 - 1973  (89 years)

• Name	Anna Shantz
  Born	13 Oct 1884	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33898594
  Name	Anna Bearinger
  Name	Annie Shantz
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1907	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1911	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Mennonite
  Residence	1921	Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	00110-6878.4
  Died	23 Nov 1973	St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Buried	Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I19899	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Franklin Shantz,   b. 14 Sep 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1929, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Leah Groff,   b. 11 Jun 1856, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Feb 1924, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)
  Married	6 Jan 1884  [1]
  Family ID	F1323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ephraim Bearinger,   b. 25 Apr 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1958, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Married	13 Nov 1907	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Children	1. Williard Bearinger   2. Irene Bearinger,   b. 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Myrtle Irene Bearinger,   b. Sep 1908, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Melvin Earl Bearinger,   b. Jul 1910, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jun 1997, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 86 years)   5. Beulah Bearinger,   b. 1912, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Feb 2004, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 92 years)   6. Mabel Vernetta Bearinger,   b. 17 Dec 1913, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Dec 2011  (Age 98 years)   7. Olive Leona Bearinger,   b. 31 Mar 1916, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 31 Oct 2015, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 99 years)   8. Aleda Erma Bearinger,   b. 1918, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Jul 2011, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   9. Reta Verna Bearinger,   b. 2 Mar 1919, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 2018, Kitchener Daily Record Newspaper, Kitchener, , Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)   10. Howard Franklin Bearinger,   b. 4 Nov 1922,   d. 12 Nov 2013, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 91 years)   11. Violet Ruth Bearinger,   b. 12 Dec 1924, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Mar 2012, High River, , Alberta, Canada  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F6218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Bearinger, Annie, daughter of Franklin and Leah (Groff) Shantz, was born in Waterloo, Ont., Oct. 13, 1884; died at St. Jacobs, Ont., Nov. 23, 1973; aged 89 y. 1 m. 10 d. On Nov. 13, 1907, she was married to Ephraim Bearinger, who preceded her in death on Aug. 16, 1958. Surviving are 7 daughters (Irene-Mrs. Ernest Mount, Beulah Weber, Mabel Martin, Olive-Mrs. Wesley Brubacher, Reta, Aleda-Mrs. Fred Stanbury, and Violet-Mrs. Gerald Pitts), 3 sons (Melvin, Howard, and Willard), 25 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren, one brother (Moses Shantz), and one sister (Edna-Mrs. John Scheerer). She was a member of the Erb Street Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Nov. 26, in charge of Galen Johns; interment in the Erb Street Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 66, Number 49 - December 18, 1973, page 954

  
  

• 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..., 426. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-3 Page 12. [S155] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo City - Erb Street Mennonite CC#4512 Internet Link. Bearinger / Ephraim Bearinger / 1880-1958 / His beloved wife / Annie Shantz / 1884-1973 / In loving remembrance [S214] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1911, Div. 4 Page 2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, December 18, 1973 - Obituary of Annie Shantz. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 20776 (1907), Berringer-Shantz. Ephraim Berringer, 27, Farmer, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, son of Moses Berringer and Sarah Sitler married Annie Shantz, 23, b. Waterloo Twp, res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Frank Shantz and Leah Groff, Witness(es) Josiah Berringer and Mabel Eby both of Waterloo Twp, 13 November 1907 in Waterloo Twp. [S2088] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1921, Erbsville Sub Dist 4 1921 Page 11. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 18.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Oct 1884 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1907 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 13 Nov 1907 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1921 - Erbsville, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Nov 1973 - St. Jacobs, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth