Walter Shantz

1909 - 1946  (37 years)

• Name	Walter Shantz
  Born	20 May 1909	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-201298
  Died	14 Sep 1946  [2]
  Buried	Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I201298	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	David S. Shantz,   b. 3 Apr 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Jan 1978, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Mother	Salome Schmitt,   b. 23 Jun 1882, Baden, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Aug 1972, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (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  (Age 91 years)
  Married	7 Nov 1942  [2]
  Last Modified	12 Nov 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

  [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 10 Page 2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Walter Shantz - October 1, 1946--Page 374. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, January 31, 1978 - Obituary of David S. Shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 20 May 1909 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Philipsburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Shantz Mennonite Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth