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

Joanne Nancy Shantz

Female 1949 - 2017  (68 years)


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  • Name Joanne Nancy Shantz 
    Born 4 Sep 1949  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Joanne Nancy Wideman 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-220089 
    Died 28 Dec 2017  [1
    Buried St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I220089  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Nyal Shantz,   b. 16 Feb 1917, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 2005, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Helen Lichty,   b. 25 May 1919, Mannheim, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Oct 2018, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years) 
    Married 18 Dec 1943  [2
    Family ID F41919  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Cliff Wideman 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F59969  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • WIDEMAN, Joanne Nancy (nee Shantz) 1949 - 2017 Passed away after a courageous battle with cancer on Thursday, December 28, 2017, at the age of 68. Loving and cherished wife of Cliff for 41 years. Dear mother of Amy (Mike) Scott, of Waterloo and Trevor (Jody) Wideman, of Alberta. Beloved grandmother of Kai Scott and Kallie Wideman. Will be lovingly remembered by her parents Helen and the late Nyal Shantz and mother-in-law Florence Wideman; brothers and sisters Richard (Connie) Shantz, Lorrie (Roger) Baechler, Pauline (Dr. Glenn) Martin and Mike (Linda) Shantz; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law Elaine (Alvin) Hershberger, Elroy (Ruby) Wideman, Beulah (Dr. Mel) Gerber, Reta (Rudy) Derksen, Eva (Norm) Woodard, Maynard (Sue) Wideman, Stew (Diane) Wideman and Marilyn Wideman, and many nieces and nephews. Predeceased by her sister-in-law and brother-in-law Alice and Robert Martin and father-in-law Aaron Wideman. Joanne was born and raised on a dairy farm near Baden. She loved enjoying time with her family and cherished her Grandkids. She was a longtime member of St. Jacobs Mennonite Church. She retired from Elecotrohome and was able to enjoy many years of volunteering with the Mennonite Central Committee Thrift Store. Joanne loved to travel with Cliff, was an avid curler, enjoyed ringette, playing golf and skiing. Friends are invited to share their memories of Joanne with her family during memorial visitation at the Erb & Good Family Funeral Home , 171 King Street S., Waterloo, on Monday, January 1, 2018 from 7-9 p.m. and Tuesday, January 2, 2018 from 2-4 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. A Memorial service will be held at St. Jacobs Mennonite Church, 1310 King St. N., St. Jacobs on Wednesday, January 3, 2018 at 3 p.m. with Pastor Mark Diller Harder and Pastor Wendy Janzen officiating. Reception to follow the service in the church hall. Private family interment St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery. Condolences for the family and donations to Grand River Regional Cancer Centre or Mennonite Central Committee may be arranged through the funeral home at www.erbgood.com or 519-745-8445.

      "Joanne WIDEMAN Obituary (2017) - Waterloo Region Record". 2021. Legacy.Com. https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/therecord-waterloo/obituary.aspx?n=joanne-nancy-wideman&pid=195219207.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186220863/joanne-nancy-wideman.

    2. [S490] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - The Record (1994-March 2008), Obituary of Nyal Shantz - 9 Jul 2005.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. Jacobs Mennonite Cemetery, St. Jacobs, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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