Ella Martin

1930 - 2018  (87 years)

• Name	Ella Martin
  Born	11 Sep 1930	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188588298
  Name	Ella Shantz
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-219128
  Died	4 Apr 2018	, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I219128	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Alvin B. Martin,   b. 21 Jun 1897,   d. 17 Jun 1960, RR2, Wallenstein, , Ontario  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Steckle,   b. 27 Jun 1900, Stanley Twp., Huron Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Jan 1987, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F46033	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Abner Shantz,   b. 31 Jul 1928,   d. 23 May 2003  (Age 74 years)
  Children	1. Erla Shantz   2. Verna Shantz   3. Lorna Shantz
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F59731	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ella passed away at her residence at the age of 87 years. Predeceased by her husband Abner Shantz (2003). Survived by her children, Lorna and James Roth of RR 2, Tara, Erla and Laverne Bauman of Heidelberg, Marilyn and James Martin of RR 4, Tara, Anna Mae and David Roth of Palmerston, Verna and Gerald Martin of St. Clements, Pauline and Howard Gingerich of Hawkesville, Carol and Edgar Martin of RR 3, Tara, Donald and Joanne Shantz of Wallenstein, Joyce and Brian Weber of RR 2, Allenford, and David and Christine Shantz of RR 2, Wallenstein. Remembered by 42 grandchildren and 66 great-grandchildren. Sister of Eldon and Beatrice Martin, Leonard and Eileen Martin, Verna and Rufus Gingrich, Elsie and Laverne Weber, and sister-in-law of Rebecca Martin and Wilma Martin. Predeceased by her parents Alvin and Elizabeth (Steckle) Martin, five grandchildren, sisters Alice (Aden) Martin and Irene (Sidney) Martin, brothers Elmer (Elmeda) Martin, Edgar Martin, and Alvin Martin. Ella was a Godly woman; compassionate, caring, nurturing, accepting, giving beyond herself. She had many friends and took an interest in people's lives, and many were remembered daily in her prayers. The family received relatives and friends on Sunday, April 8, 2018 from 6-8:30 p.m. and Monday, April 9, 2018 from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the Dreisinger Funeral Home, 62 Arthur St. S., Elmira. A funeral service was held on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at 2 p.m. at Countryside Mennonite Fellowship, 3745 Herrgott Rd., Hawkesville. Interment followed in Hillside Cemetery, St. Clements.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188588298/ella-shantz.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Sep 1930 - , Ontario, Canada Died - 4 Apr 2018 - , Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hillside United Cemetery, Wellesley Twp, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth