John Henry Shantz

1894 - 1980  (85 years)

• 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	6 Apr 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
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F40421	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• 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

  
  

• 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.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 Oct 1894 - Wakarusa, Elkhart, Indiana, USA Immigration - 1907 - , Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer Son - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 28 Dec 1921 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 14 Apr 1980 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth