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

Leonard Shantz

Male 1908 - 1990  (82 years)


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  • Name Leonard Shantz 
    Born 8 Feb 1908  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1911  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Mennonite 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-202266 
    Died 1 Jul 1990  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I202266  Generations
    Last Modified 26 Feb 2024 

    Father Uzziah Shantz,   b. 11 Jun 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Aug 1948, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Lydia Ann Cressman,   b. 13 Jan 1876, Strasburg (Kitchener) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1971, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years) 
    Married 19 Feb 1902  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F57  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Idella May Schmitt,   b. 5 Jul 1909, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Apr 1996  (Age 86 years) 
    Children 
     1. Keith Stewart Shantz
     2. Howard James Shantz
     3. Murray Leonard Shantz
     4. Dale Roger Shantz
     5. Shantz,   b. 20 Mar 1947,   d. 20 Mar 1947  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2024 
    Family ID F34810  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SHANTZ, Leonard - At Cambridge Memorial Hospital, on Sunday, July I, 1990, Leonard Shantz, of Fairview Mennonite Home, Cambridge, age 82 years.

      Mr. Shantz was a farmer for many years. Latterly he was employed with the University of Waterloo before retirement. He was also very active and enjoyed many of the events at Fairview Mennonite Home. Leonard was a member of Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship Church.

      Beloved husband of Idella (Schmidt); loving father of Keith, Howard and his wife Barbara, Murray and his wife Gwen, all of Toronto, Dale and his wife Beverly of Kitchener; brother of Grace and her husband Solomen Bowman of Elmira, Erma and her husband Tobias Bowman of Kitchener. Also sadly missed by five grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents and a brother, Claude.

      Friends may call at the Ratz-Bechtel Funeral Home, 621 King St. W., Kitchener today (Tuesday) from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. At noon on Wednesday, transfer will be made to Pioneer Park Christian Fellowship Church, 68 Biehn Drive, Kitchener, for funeral services at 2 p.m. with Rev. Brian Laverty officiating. Interment in the adjoining cemetery. Reception to follow in the church hall.

      As expressions of sympathy, donations to Fairview Mennonite Home, or Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) would be gratefully acknowledged.

  • Sources 
    1. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 5.

    2. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20033482/leonard-shantz.

    3. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration.
      Name: Leonard Shantz
      Sex: Male
      Birth Date: 08 Feb 1908
      Birthplace: Wilmot, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
      Father's Name: Uzziah Shantz
      Mother's Name: Lydia Ann Cressman

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 8 Feb 1908 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 1 Jul 1990 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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