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

Donald John Shantz

Male 1930 - 2017  (87 years)


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  • Name Donald John Shantz 
    Born 19 Feb 1930  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180244053 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-231334 
    Died 6 Jun 2017  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I231334  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Russell S. Shantz,   b. 5 Nov 1897, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 May 1991, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 93 years) 
    Mother Edna Marie Schneider,   b. 10 Apr 1896, East Zorra Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Aug 1992, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1929 
    Family ID F6615  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emma Mogor,   b. 26 Jan 1927,   d. 5 Feb 2023  (Age 96 years) 
    Married 1955 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F63333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SHANTZ, Donald John Passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family, at Grand River Hospital on Tuesday, June 6, 2017, at the age of 87 years. Beloved husband of Emma Shantz for 62 years. Dear father of Cindy Winegarden (Ken) and Karen Pike (Allan). Loved grandfather of Josh, Alyssa (Adam), Katie, Jeffrey (Mika), and Jason and great-grandfather of Gabe. Predeceased by his parents Russell and Edna Shantz, his brother Stewart, and his sister Grace Rouse. Don worked for many years as the owner/operator of Shantz Refrigeration Ltd. Don's family will receive relatives and friends at Westmount Memorial Celebration Centre , 1001 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener, (519-743-8900) on Friday, June 9, 2017 from 2:30 - 4:30 and 7 - 9 p.m. Visitation will continue at Kitchener Gospel Temple, 9 Conway Dr., Kitchener, on Saturday, June 10, 2017 from 10:00 - 10:45 a.m., where the funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., with Pastor John Stewart officiating. Interment Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery.

      The Waterloo Region Record, 9 June 2017

      Donald Shantz Obituary - Kitchener, ON (2017). Available at: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/kitchener-on/donald-shantz-7438326 (Accessed: 3 September 2023).

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180244053.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Feb 1930 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Jun 2017 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Erb Street Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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