Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Irene S. Boshart

Female 1908 - 1998  (89 years)


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  • Name Irene S. Boshart 
    Born 14 Aug 1908  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Church Membership Saint Agatha Mennonite Church, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34008745 
    Name Irene S. Jantzi 
    Residence 1911  Petersburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-200677 
    Died 30 May 1998  New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I200677  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Daniel B. Boshart,   b. 24 Sep 1864, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1950  (Age 85 years) 
    Mother Magdalena E. Schwartzentruber,   b. 30 Jan 1870, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1947  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1892  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Family ID F20112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joel E. Jantzi,   b. 6 May 1904, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Aug 1998, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years) 
    Married 7 Mar 1928  [2
    Children 
     1. Darlene Jantzi
     2. Marjorie Jantzi,   b. CALC 28 Aug 1930,   d. 2 Mar 1931, Berlet's Corners (Wimot Township), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     3. Erla Mae Jantzi
     4. Delford Clare Jantzi,   b. 13 May 1935,   d. 25 Apr 2003  (Age 67 years)
     5. Jean Elaine Jantzi
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F45938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • JANTZI, IRENE On Saturday, May 30, 1998, at her residence, Nithview Home, New Hamburg, Irene Jantzi, formerly of Baden.

      She was born in Wilmot township, 89 years ago, a daughter of the late Daniel and Magdalena (Schwartzentruber) Boshart. Irene was a member of St. Agatha Mennonite Church, where she had been a member of the WMSC. She also enjoyed quilting and outdoor work as her hobbies. Beloved wife of Joel Jantzi of Nithview Home, whom she married March 7, 1928. Loving mother of Erla and her husband Leonard Frey of Elmira, Delford Jantzi and his wife Jean of New Hamburg, Jean and her husband Frank Erb of RR 2, Wellesley, Darlene and her husband Paul Onica of Anaheim, Calf.

      Ever remembered by 13 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren and two sisters-in-law, Violet Steinman of RR 2, New Hamburg and Lucinda Boshart of New Hamburg. Predeceased by a daughter, Marjorie; a son-in-law, Ervin Jantzi; two brothers, Noah and Milton; two sisters, Lydia (Mrs. Noah Litwiller) and Edith (Mrs. Mose Schwartzentruber). Friends and relatives will be received at the Mark Yutzi Funeral Home, 291 Huron St., New Hamburg, on Monday June 1, 1998 (today) from 2-4 and 7-9p.m., and until Tuesday at noon, when transfer will be made to St. Agatha Mennonite Church for the service at 2 p.m., with Pastor Brent Kipfer officiating. Burial to follow in the church cemetery.

      As expressions of sympathy, donations may be made to Mennonite Central Committee or Nithview Home, New Hamburg.

      The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 1 June 1998

  • Sources 
    1. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 11 Page 4.

    2. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Irene Jantzi - 2 June 1998.

    3. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012319-92.
      Daniel Boshart, 27, occ. Farmer, b. Wellesley, res. Same, son of Peter and Magdalena Boshart, Married Matty Schwartzentruber, 22, b. Wilmot, res. Same, daughter of Michael and Barbara Schwartzentrubuer, Witn: Christian Zehr and Jacob Lichty, Both of Wilmot, 14 Feb. 1892 at Wilmot

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 14 Aug 1908 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChurch Membership - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Church, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 30 May 1998 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Agatha Mennonite Cemetery, St. Agatha, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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