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

Walter Shantz

Male 1909 - 1946  (37 years)


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  • Name Walter Shantz 
    Born 20 May 1909  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-201298 
    Died 14 Sep 1946  [2
    Buried Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I201298  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father David S. Shantz,   b. 3 Apr 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years) 
    Mother Salome Schmitt,   b. 23 Jun 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Aug 1972, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 17 May 1905  [3
    Family ID F34731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Zehr,   b. 1916,   d. 14 Jul 2007, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Married 7 Nov 1942  [2
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F42000  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Shantz.--Walter, son of David and Saloma Schantz, was born in Wilmot Township, Ontario, May 20, 1909; passed away Sept. 14, 1946; aged 37 y. 3 m. 25 d. On Nov. 7, 1942, he was united in marriage to Lydia Zehr, who survives. Also surviving are his parents, one daughter (Patricia), one son (David), 2 brothers (Lorne and Stanley, both of Baden, Ont.), and one sister (Ilene--Mrs. Gordon Burkhardt, Kitchener, Ont.). In his youth he united with the Shantz Mennonite Church, Baden, of which he remained a member until death. Funeral services were held at the home and at the church, in charge of L. H. Witmer and M. H. Roth. Interment as made in the adjoining cemetery.

      Gospel Herald - Vol. XXXIX, No . 27 - October 1, 1946--Page 374

  • Sources 
    1. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 2.

    2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Walter Shantz - October 1, 1946--Page 374.

    3. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 31, 1978 - Obituary of David S. Shantz.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 May 1909 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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