Leonard Shantz

1908 - 1990  (82 years)

• Name	Leonard Shantz
  Born	8 Feb 1908	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-202266
  Died	1 Jul 1990	Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I202266	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

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

  
  

  Family	Idella May Schmitt,   b. 5 Jul 1909, , Ontario, Canada ,   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	13 May 2025
  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

  [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Div. 8 Page 5. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20033482/leonard-shantz. [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

  Born - 8 Feb 1908 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 Jul 1990 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Pioneer Park Mennonite Cemetery, [formerly Weber Mennonite Biehn Drive Cemetery] Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth