1894 - 1980 (85 years)
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Name |
John Henry Shantz |
Born |
18 Oct 1894 |
Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
FindAGrave |
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20165113 |
Immigration |
1907 |
, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Occupation |
1911 |
Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Farmer Son |
Residence |
1911 |
Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [1] |
Mennonite |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-200879 |
Died |
14 Apr 1980 |
Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Buried |
Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada [2] |
Person ID |
I200879 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
9 Sep 2024 |
Father |
Ezra S. Shantz, b. 12 Sep 1869, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 22 Mar 1955 (Age 85 years) |
Mother |
Anna Margaret Loucks, b. 22 Aug 1870, , St. Joseph Co., Indiana , d. 8 Dec 1952, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (Age 82 years) |
Married |
19 Feb 1893 [3] |
Family ID |
F8905 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Ida Bechtel, b. 6 Apr 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada , d. 9 Sep 1969, Boise, Ada, Idaho, United States (Age 74 years) |
Married |
28 Dec 1921 |
Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
Children |
| 1. Anna Mae "Mae" Shantz, b. 16 Oct 1925, Guernsey, Saskatchewan |
| 2. Mary Jean "Jean" Shantz, b. 29 Nov 1927, Guernsey, Saskatchewan , d. 13 Aug 1989, Scarborough, York Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years) |
| 3. Alice Grace Shantz |
| 4. John Lowell "Lowell" Shantz |
| 5. Norma Jun Shantz |
| 6. Helen Doris Shantz |
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Last Modified |
11 Sep 2024 |
Family ID |
F40421 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Notes |
- SHANTZ, John H.
On Monday, April 14, 1980, at Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, John Henry Shantz, in his 86th year, formerly of Breslau.
Survived by his son, Lowell of Route 2, Walkerton; his five daughters, Mrs. Morgan (Mae) Baer of Route 2, Baden, Jean of Scarborough, Mrs. Norman (Alice) Gascho of Breslau, Norma of Route 2, Baden and Mrs. Arnold (Helen) McDonald of Route 1, Cornwall; his two brothers, Elmer of Kitchener, and Eldon of Flesherton; his two sisters, Mrs. Leonard (Sarah) Horst of Newbury and Mrs. Alvin (Mary) Lantzer of Goshen, Ind.; 19 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Predeceased by his wife, the former Ida Bechtel in 1969; three brothers, Jacob, Joseph and William; a sister, Catherine; and a granddaughter, Barbara Gascho.
He was a member of the Breslau Mennonite Church and had been employed at Uniroyal (General Products Division) Ltd. for 28 years, until retiring in 1959.
Friends called at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener, until noon on Thursday, then at Breslau Mennonite Church, for the funeral service. Rev. Erwin Wiens officiated. Interment in the Breslau Mennonite Cemetery.
Elmira Signet Apr 23 1980 pg 15
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Sources |
- [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 7.
- [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link .
Shantz/ Father/ John H./ Shantz/ 1894-1980/ Mother/ Ida/ Bechtel/ 1895-1969
- [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ezra S. Shantz - April 12, 1955 page 358, 359.
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Event Map |
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| Born - 18 Oct 1894 - Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA |
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| Immigration - 1907 - , Ontario, Canada |
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| Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Married - 28 Dec 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Died - 14 Apr 1980 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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| Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada |
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