Lt. Col. Robert Frederick Shantz

1905 - 1970  (64 years)

• Name	Robert Frederick Shantz
  Prefix	Lt. Col.
  Born	24 Jun 1905	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-229781
  Died	19 Jan 1970	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I229781	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Cyrus Bowers Shantz,   b. 29 Aug 1882, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Dec 1944  (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Margaret May Bowman,   b. 24 Sep 1879, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Feb 1940  (Age 60 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1904	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F251987	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Katherine A. Nolan,   b. 1919, Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States ,   d. 19 Nov 1975, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Children	1. Lexi Shantz   2. Mary Shantz   3. Karen Shantz   4. Kathy Shantz
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F259693	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  CO of Former HLI, Robert Shantz Dies PRESTON, Lt-Col Robert F. Shantz, 308 Dover St. N., Preston, died Monday, at Westminster Hospital, London, following, a lengthy illness. He was 64. Mr. Shantz was born in Preston and was affiliated with the; United Church. He joined the Highland Light Infantry of Canada when he was 18 years old. When war broke out in 1939, he was a major and chief recruiting officer for this district. He went overseas in 1941, and became commanding officer of the HLI in 1943, with the rank of lieutenant-colonel. He was invalided home in 1944, at which time he became; commanding officer of the Galt branch of the HLI. He held that position until 1946, when he was appointed postmaster of Preston. In 1956, he was forced to retire due to ill health. He was secretary-treasurer for 10 years of the Preston-Hespeler Rotary Club. He was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch for 35 years. He was president of the Postmasters Association for two years. Mr. Shantz was born in Preston and lived here all his life with the exception of his period of service overseas during the war. Surviving are his wife, the former Katherine Nolan, and four daughters; Mrs. Robert (Lexia) Hummel and Mrs. Denise (Mary) Debrusk, both of Preston; Mrs. Dean (Karen) Burgess of Galt and Cathy of Preston; one brother, Kenneth A. of Montreal; four sisters, Mrs. Frank (Margaret) McLatchy of Waterloo, Mrs. Edward (Dorothy) Aver of London, Mrs. Kenneth (Marie) Mills of Preston and Mrs. William (Ruth) Steurnagel of Florida and five grandchildren. He was predeceased by two brothers, Howard and Cyrus and one sister, Elizabeth. The body is at the Barthel-Stager Funeral Home, where service will be conducted, Thursday, at 2 p.m. Committal service will be in Preston Park Lawn Memorial chapel. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Wednesday afternoon and evening. Kitchener-Waterloo Record 20 Jan 1970 pg 23

  
  

• Sources

  [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 32. [S2858] z Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name:Robert Frederick Shantz Date of Birth:24 Jun 1905 Gender:Male Birth Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name:Cyrus B Shantz Mother's name:M Bowman [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name:Cyrus Bowers Shantz Age:22 Birth Date:abt 1882 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:24 Nov 1904 Marriage County or District:Waterloo Father:P E Shantz Mother:Maria C Bowers Shantz Spouse:Margaret Bowman Spouse's Age:25 Spouse Birth Date:abt 1879 Spouse Birth Place:Canada Spouse Father:Christian Bowman Spouse Mother:Leah Snyder

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 24 Jun 1905 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 19 Jan 1970 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Parklawn Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth