Irene B. Bauman

1900 - 1979  (79 years)

• Name	Irene B. Bauman
  Born	31 Jul 1900	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Irene B. Shantz
  Residence	1911	Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Mennonite
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-22724
  Died	25 Oct 1979	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4, 5]
  	Cause: cancer
  Buried	Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I22724	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Moses S. Bauman,   b. 16 Aug 1863, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1950  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Lydia Horsh Bearinger,   b. 29 Jun 1861, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Aug 1923, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 62 years)
  Married	9 Nov 1884  [6, 7, 8]
  Family ID	F2180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ivan B. Shantz,   b. 22 Apr 1900, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 May 1984  (Age 84 years)
  Married	10 Jan 1921  [5]
  Children	1. Vietta B. Shantz,   b. 13 Mar 1921,   d. 30 Jan 1928  (Age 6 years)   2. Gladys Shantz,   b. 15 Sep 1923,   d. 29 Jun 2012, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 88 years)   3. Mervin B. Shantz,   b. 4 Oct 1925, Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   4. Rev. Floyd B. Shantz,   b. 1928, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2003  (Age 75 years)   5. Wilfred B. Shantz,   b. 1936,   d. 13 Aug 2014, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F21323	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Shantz, Irene, daughter of Moses and Lydia (Bearinger) Bauman, was born in Waterloo, Ont., July 31, 1900; died of cancer at Kitchener, Ont., Oct. 25, 1979; aged 79 y. On Jan. 10, 1921, she was married to Ivan Shantz, who survives. Also surviving are 4 sons (Mervin, Floyd, Eugene, and Wilferd), 2 daughters (Gladys-Mrs. Abner Brubacher, Murial-Mrs. John Hayes), 3 brothers (Moses, Sylvester, and Eli), and 4 sisters (Lydia Brubacher, Phyanna Zeigler, Rebecca Gingrich, and Hannah Wideman). She was preceded in death by one daughter, 4 brothers, and one sister. She was a member of Elmira Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on Oct. 28, in charge of Vernon R. Leis and Marvin J. Shank; interment in Elmira Mennonite Church Cemetery. Gospel Herald - Volume 72, Number 48 - November 27, 1979-page 934

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley e-3 Page 10. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-3 page 10. [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Hawkesville Div 8 Page 2. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Irene Bauman Shantz - November 27, 1979. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Ivan Shantz - May 29, 1984. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 98. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 193. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 3 Page 31.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 31 Jul 1900 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Hawkesville, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cancer - 25 Oct 1979 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Elmira Mennonite Cemetery, Elmira, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth